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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hoover

Hoover was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 363rd with 256 babies. More babies were named Hoover 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
1928256 babies
Total since 1880
1,127babies recorded

Hoover popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 1929.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#5,0265
1960#2,9599
1950#2,6619
1940#3,2786
1930#64092
1920#2,52412
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Hoover, counting every spelling?

Hoover has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hoover?

About 200 people born in the US named Hoover are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 63 and 75. That makes Hoover 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.

Hoover by state

How common Hoover was among boys born in each state in 1926–1930, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (5.0×), Alabama (4.2×), Virginia (4.1×), Arkansas (3.6×), Mississippi (3.0×). In 34 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesCA0.11Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesKY0.26West Virginia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesWV0.07Virginia: 0.46 per 1,000 babiesVA0.46Maryland: 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: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesAR0.40Tennessee: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesTN0.31North Carolina: 0.55 per 1,000 babiesNC0.55South Carolina: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesSC0.24District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesOK0.19Louisiana: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesLA0.10Mississippi: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesMS0.33Alabama: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesAL0.47Georgia: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesGA0.24Hawaii: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesHI0.30Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesFL0.29
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hoover, boys, 1926–1930. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Hoover

How popular is the name Hoover?

Hoover was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 363rd with 256 babies. More babies were named Hoover in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hoover a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Hoover most popular?

In 1926–1930, Hoover was most common in North Carolina (0.55 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Virginia.