Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hamilton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hamilton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

49%

2024

All-time

6,479

Hamilton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 98 boys were named Hamilton.

In 2024, only 50 boys were given the name.

Down 49% from its peak.

All told, about 6,479 Americans have been named Hamilton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

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