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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hobart

Hobart was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 128th; the most babies were born in 1921 (136). More babies were named Hobart in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1921136 babies
Total since 1880
3,806babies recorded

Hobart popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,6295
1980#4,2789
1970#2,67213
1960#1,93918
1950#1,32630
1940#98543
1930#72576
1920#560122
1910#71918
1900#43827
1890——
1880——

How popular is Hobart, counting every spelling?

Hobart has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hobart?

About 700 people born in the US named Hobart are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 78. That makes Hobart a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Hobart by state

How common Hobart was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (4.3×), West Virginia (4.2×), Indiana (3.5×), Tennessee (1.9×), Virginia (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesIN0.39Ohio: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesOH0.19Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.04Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMO0.13Kentucky: 0.48 per 1,000 babiesKY0.48West Virginia: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesWV0.47Virginia: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesVA0.20Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKS0.06Arkansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesTN0.21North Carolina: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesNC0.12South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hobart, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Hobart: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hobart, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Hobart

How popular is the name Hobart?

Hobart was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 128th; the most babies were born in 1921 (136). More babies were named Hobart in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hobart a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hobart in the US.

Where was Hobart most popular?

In 1919–1923, Hobart was most common in Kentucky (0.48 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Indiana.