Hiram
Hiram was the 1639th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 124th; the most babies were born in 1920 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 192 places. More babies were named Hiram in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,639 boys, down 110 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 103boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,456babies recorded
Hiram popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,639 | 103 |
| 2020 | #1,529 | 109 |
| 2010 | #1,670 | 93 |
| 2000 | #1,645 | 71 |
| 1990 | #1,355 | 68 |
| 1980 | #984 | 84 |
| 1970 | #811 | 100 |
| 1960 | #704 | 123 |
| 1950 | #665 | 110 |
| 1940 | #552 | 115 |
| 1930 | #491 | 146 |
| 1920 | #397 | 221 |
| 1910 | #324 | 58 |
| 1900 | #271 | 57 |
| 1890 | #196 | 68 |
| 1880 | #155 | 88 |
How popular is Hiram, counting every spelling?
Hiram is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,529 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,639 for Hiram on its own. Together these spellings went to 103 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram | 103 | #1,639 | 505 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hiram?
103 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hiram (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hiram 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 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hiram.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hiram?
About 7,000 people born in the US named Hiram are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 18 and 62. That makes Hiram mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Hiram by state
How common Hiram was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.4×), Texas (2.2×), Georgia (1.7×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hiram: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hiram, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hiram
How popular is the name Hiram?
Hiram was the 1639th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 124th; the most babies were born in 1920 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 192 places. More babies were named Hiram in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Hiram a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hiram in the US.
Where is Hiram most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hiram was most common in New Mexico (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and Texas.