boy's name

Hoover

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,127

Hoover is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1928, when 256 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Hoover over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '20
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Births named Hoover by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 51
1920s 585
1930s 270
1940s 24
1950s 123
1960s 44
1970s 5
1980s 19
2020s (to 2022) 6

How popular is Hoover?

In 2022, Hoover was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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 Hoover

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

Parents who like Hoover also like

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

Sibling names for Hoover

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

Common questions about Hoover

How popular is the name Hoover?

In 2022, Hoover was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Hoover is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Hoover?

Hoover has 2 syllables.

When was Hoover most popular?

Hoover peaked in 1928, when 256 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.