Hobson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1898 and has since faded.
Hobson is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2021. Hobson was first reported in SSA data in 1898 and peaked in 1898 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #12,826 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,776 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,156 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #7,320 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #11,233 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #12,969 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,804 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #4,287 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,288 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,244 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,675 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,592 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,527 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #3,938 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,479 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #3,519 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #3,020 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #3,144 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #2,834 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #3,369 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #3,329 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,317 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,779 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | #2,613 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,131 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,247 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,752 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,364 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | #2,508 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #2,940 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #2,347 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,484 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #2,251 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #2,912 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | #2,272 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | #2,700 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,092 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | #3,068 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #2,982 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #2,976 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #2,836 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,673 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,721 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #1,913 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,633 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #1,320 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,204 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | #713 |
| 1899 | 15 | — | #511 |
| 1898 | 38 | — | #311 |