Hood

HUUD /ˈhʊd/
boy 1 syllable fading

Hood is a very rare variant of Hoyt that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Hood is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1935. Hood was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1922 (8 births).

About the name Hood

PronunciationHUUD /ˈhʊd/
8peak births 1922
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Hood

How popular is Hood?

Boys named Hood
191419151920192519301935
Boys named Hood per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1935 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1935) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Hood total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19355—#3,905
19285—#4,408
19228—#3,379
19197—#3,563
19175—#4,250
19145—#3,485