NameTides

Hamilton

Hamilton was the #3,128 boys' name in the US in 2025 (38 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales.

Hamilton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Hamilton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Hamilton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,128 (38)#3,684 (5)——
2024#2,637 (50)#5,120 (3)——
2023#2,693 (48)#4,992 (3)——
2022#2,150 (68)#4,790 (3)——
2021#2,026 (73)#2,730 (7)——
2020#2,366 (56)#2,682 (7)—#2,746 (5)
2019#1,849 (81)#2,488 (8)——
2018#1,872 (80)#1,683 (14)—#2,740 (5)
2017#1,809 (83)#2,734 (7)—#2,439 (6)
2016#1,628 (98)#3,079 (6)——
2015#1,767 (86)#2,483 (8)——
2014#1,657 (93)#2,459 (8)—#2,667 (5)
2013#1,709 (86)#3,822 (4)——
2012#2,292 (56)#2,458 (8)——
2011#1,947 (71)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1883 at #346.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Hamilton is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 52,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 43,000 to 1 in 62,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hamilton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hamilton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HamiltonCanadaBoys—too few
HamiltonEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
HamiltonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
HamiltonScotlandBoys—too few
HamiltonUSBoys#3,12838