boy's name

Hunt

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 254

Hunt is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2011, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Hunt 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.

75
'80 '20 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '10 '20
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Births named Hunt by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1920s 6
1940s 15
1950s 46
1960s 35
1970s 10
1980s 12
1990s 6
2010s 75
2020s (to 2025) 44

How popular is Hunt?

In 2025, Hunt was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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 Hunt

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

Parents who like Hunt also like

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

Sibling names for Hunt

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

Common questions about Hunt

How popular is the name Hunt?

In 2025, Hunt was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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

Hunt is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Hunt?

Hunt has 1 syllable.

When was Hunt most popular?

Hunt peaked in 2011, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Hunt a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hunt currently ranks #9,983 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.