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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hoyle

Hoyle was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 1154th with 38 babies. More babies were named Hoyle in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192538 babies
Total since 1880
1,003babies recorded

Hoyle popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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——
1980——
1970——
1960#4,2925
1950#2,14713
1940#1,49721
1930#1,72619
1920#1,47626
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Hoyle, counting every spelling?

Hoyle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hoyle?

About 200 people born in the US named Hoyle are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 69 and 83. That makes Hoyle 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.

Hoyle by state

How common Hoyle was among boys born in each state in 1923–1927, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (15.2×). In 48 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: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New 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: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 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: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesNC0.40South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hoyle, boys, 1923–1927. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Hoyle

How popular is the name Hoyle?

Hoyle was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 1154th with 38 babies. More babies were named Hoyle in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hoyle a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,003 boys.

Where was Hoyle most popular?

In 1923–1927, Hoyle was most common in North Carolina (0.40 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Tennessee.