Hunter remains a common boys' name (#130 in 2025), down from a peak of #35 in 2000.
Hunter is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #130 among boys (2,761) and #842 among girls (323) — overall #203 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,084 | 3,084 | #842 | #130 |
| 2024 | 3,159 | 3,159 | #881 | #128 |
| 2023 | 3,478 | 3,478 | #806 | #115 |
| 2022 | 3,969 | 3,969 | #782 | #101 |
| 2021 | 4,546 | 4,546 | #818 | #86 |
| 2020 | 5,115 | 5,115 | #832 | #68 |
| 2019 | 5,709 | 5,709 | #862 | #66 |
| 2018 | 6,446 | 6,446 | #825 | #56 |
| 2017 | 7,144 | 7,144 | #737 | #53 |
| 2016 | 8,019 | 8,025 | #842 | #45 |
| 2015 | 8,723 | 8,723 | #793 | #41 |
| 2014 | 9,205 | 9,205 | #769 | #40 |
| 2013 | 9,261 | 9,261 | #931 | #36 |
| 2012 | 8,261 | 8,261 | #1,182 | #45 |
| 2011 | 7,577 | 7,577 | #1,219 | #55 |
| 2010 | 7,512 | 7,512 | #1,321 | #58 |
| 2009 | 7,937 | 7,937 | #1,301 | #56 |
| 2008 | 8,245 | 8,245 | #1,257 | #54 |
| 2007 | 8,430 | 8,430 | #1,195 | #57 |
| 2006 | 8,818 | 8,818 | #1,052 | #54 |
| 2005 | 8,748 | 8,748 | #1,028 | #53 |
| 2004 | 9,256 | 9,256 | #742 | #49 |
| 2003 | 10,224 | 10,224 | #767 | #41 |
| 2002 | 11,557 | 11,557 | #561 | #38 |
| 2001 | 11,963 | 11,963 | #441 | #36 |
| 2000 | 13,252 | 13,252 | #402 | #35 |
| 1999 | 12,329 | 12,329 | #355 | #36 |
| 1998 | 12,075 | 12,080 | #305 | #36 |
| 1997 | 9,133 | — | #371 | #44 |
| 1996 | 8,385 | — | #355 | #47 |
| 1995 | 7,489 | — | #342 | #53 |
| 1994 | 6,407 | — | #327 | #67 |
| 1993 | 4,263 | — | #519 | #97 |
| 1992 | 2,660 | — | #1,384 | #135 |
| 1991 | 1,968 | — | #2,949 | #167 |
| 1990 | 1,428 | — | #3,039 | #219 |
| 1989 | 1,235 | — | #3,509 | #226 |
| 1988 | 1,016 | — | #2,893 | #243 |
| 1987 | 820 | — | #5,401 | #271 |
| 1986 | 697 | — | #3,390 | #306 |
| 1985 | 587 | — | #4,029 | #336 |
| 1984 | 475 | — | #4,564 | #380 |
| 1983 | 372 | — | #4,748 | #437 |
| 1982 | 323 | — | #9,625 | #474 |
| 1981 | 279 | — | #5,369 | #518 |
| 1980 | 251 | — | #6,985 | #548 |
| 1979 | 206 | — | #6,363 | #611 |
| 1978 | 155 | — | #6,100 | #696 |
| 1977 | 170 | — | #6,034 | #669 |
| 1976 | 141 | — | #5,344 | #732 |
| 1975 | 109 | — | — | #797 |
| 1974 | 92 | — | — | #839 |
| 1973 | 94 | — | #6,915 | #849 |
| 1972 | 84 | — | — | #880 |
| 1971 | 99 | — | — | #815 |
| 1970 | 113 | — | — | #777 |
| 1969 | 98 | — | — | #778 |
| 1968 | 94 | — | — | #766 |
| 1967 | 80 | — | — | #811 |
| 1966 | 71 | — | #6,941 | #892 |
| 1965 | 67 | — | — | #906 |
| 1964 | 75 | — | — | #887 |
| 1963 | 68 | — | — | #909 |
| 1962 | 76 | — | — | #875 |
| 1961 | 69 | — | — | #921 |
| 1960 | 71 | — | — | #901 |
| 1959 | 66 | — | — | #946 |
| 1958 | 63 | — | — | #960 |
| 1957 | 77 | — | #6,445 | #892 |
| 1956 | 62 | — | — | #949 |
| 1955 | 55 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1954 | 68 | — | — | #898 |
| 1953 | 41 | — | — | #1,157 |
| 1952 | 51 | — | — | #1,006 |
| 1951 | 49 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1950 | 49 | — | — | #994 |
| 1949 | 51 | — | — | #978 |
| 1948 | 49 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1947 | 68 | — | — | #839 |
| 1946 | 60 | — | — | #851 |
| 1945 | 49 | — | — | #922 |
| 1944 | 41 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1943 | 42 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1942 | 41 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1941 | 33 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1940 | 36 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1939 | 39 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1938 | 32 | — | — | #1,156 |
| 1937 | 35 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1936 | 22 | — | — | #1,435 |
| 1935 | 44 | — | — | #958 |
| 1934 | 45 | — | — | #947 |
| 1933 | 34 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1932 | 52 | — | — | #898 |
| 1931 | 50 | — | — | #915 |
| 1930 | 40 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1929 | 61 | — | — | #842 |
| 1928 | 55 | — | — | #907 |
| 1927 | 56 | — | — | #917 |
| 1926 | 60 | — | — | #864 |
| 1925 | 35 | — | — | #1,212 |
| 1924 | 67 | — | — | #828 |
| 1923 | 69 | — | — | #811 |
| 1922 | 56 | — | — | #931 |
| 1921 | 53 | — | #5,458 | #1,015 |
| 1920 | 69 | — | — | #808 |
| 1919 | 55 | — | — | #904 |
| 1918 | 68 | — | — | #793 |
| 1917 | 60 | — | — | #826 |
| 1916 | 47 | — | — | #930 |
| 1915 | 50 | — | — | #873 |
| 1914 | 42 | — | — | #828 |
| 1913 | 36 | — | — | #793 |
| 1912 | 28 | — | — | #845 |
| 1911 | 17 | — | — | #807 |
| 1910 | 16 | — | — | #768 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | — | #818 |
| 1908 | 15 | — | — | #697 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | — | #758 |
| 1906 | 13 | — | — | #693 |
| 1905 | 14 | — | — | #650 |
| 1904 | 17 | — | — | #550 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1902 | 21 | — | #1,688 | #568 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #809 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | — | #761 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #680 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | — | #719 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #824 |
| 1896 | 15 | — | — | #543 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #931 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #761 |
| 1893 | 12 | — | — | #590 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #658 |
| 1891 | 11 | — | — | #575 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | — | #782 |
| 1889 | 11 | — | — | #604 |
| 1888 | 16 | — | — | #493 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #804 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | — | #621 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #907 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #841 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #623 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #826 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #545 |