boy's name

Hampton

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,042

Hampton is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 162 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 162 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 20,465 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Hampton over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Hampton by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 77
1890s 80
1900s 124
1910s 361
1920s 467
1930s 340
1940s 318
1950s 275
1960s 213
1970s 142
1980s 168
1990s 316
2000s 551
2010s 848
2020s (to 2025) 759

How popular is Hampton?

In 2025, Hampton was given to 162 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Hampton is used

United States #1,449 162 in 2025
England & Wales #5,970 3 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Hampton

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Hampton also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hampton over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Hampton

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hampton — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Hampton

How popular is the name Hampton?

In 2025, Hampton was given to 162 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Hampton a girl's or a boy's name?

Hampton is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Hampton?

Hampton has 2 syllables.

When was Hampton most popular?

Hampton peaked in 2025, when 162 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Hampton a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hampton currently ranks #1,449 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.