Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hiram

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

221

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

57.9%

2024

All-time

14,352

Hiram has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 221 boys were named Hiram.

In 2024, only 93 boys were given the name.

Down 57.9% from its peak.

All told, about 14,352 Americans have been named Hiram and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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