Hampton
Hampton was the 1444th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 505th; the most babies were born in 2025 (124). Over the last ten years it has moved up 476 places. More babies were named Hampton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,444 boys, up 254 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 124boys
- Girls and boys
- 17% girls, 83% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025124 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,039babies recorded
Hampton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,859 | #1,444 | 38 | 124 |
| 2020 | #9,160 | #1,698 | 11 | 92 |
| 2010 | #15,652 | #2,075 | 6 | 65 |
| 2000 | — | #2,152 | — | 47 |
| 1990 | — | #2,649 | — | 25 |
| 1980 | — | #3,004 | — | 15 |
| 1970 | — | #1,819 | — | 24 |
| 1960 | — | #1,412 | — | 32 |
| 1950 | — | #1,299 | — | 31 |
| 1940 | — | #1,194 | — | 32 |
| 1930 | — | #1,028 | — | 45 |
| 1920 | — | #1,008 | — | 47 |
| 1910 | — | #1,007 | — | 11 |
| 1900 | — | #811 | — | 11 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | #861 | — | 6 |
How popular is Hampton, counting every spelling?
Hampton has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,370 for boys in 2025, against #1,444 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Hampton?
124 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hampton (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hampton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hampton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hampton?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Hampton are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 40. That makes Hampton mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hampton by state
How common Hampton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (17.7×), Alabama (9.4×), Georgia (4.6×), North Carolina (3.3×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Hampton
How popular is the name Hampton?
Hampton was the 1444th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 505th; the most babies were born in 2025 (124). Over the last ten years it has moved up 476 places. More babies were named Hampton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hampton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 17% girls, 83% boys given the name Hampton in the US.
Where is Hampton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hampton was most common in South Carolina (1.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Georgia.