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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hyman

Hyman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 214th; the most babies were born in 1916 (379). More babies were named Hyman in the 1910s 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
1916379 babies
Total since 1880
5,858babies recorded

Hyman popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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#7,5156
1980——
1970#3,3819
1960#2,07116
1950#1,51524
1940#1,65718
1930#92253
1920#365269
1910#32060
1900#49822
1890#9416
1880#8696

How popular is Hyman, counting every spelling?

Hyman has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hyman?

About 400 people born in the US named Hyman are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 60 and 78. That makes Hyman 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.

Hyman by state

How common Hyman was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (6.6×), Massachusetts (2.7×). In 39 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWI0.05Vermont: 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: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesIL0.35Michigan: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesMI0.30New York: 2.7 per 1,000 babiesNY2.7Massachusetts: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesMA1.1Oregon: 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: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesOH0.23Pennsylvania: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesPA0.21New Jersey: 0.48 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.48Connecticut: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesCT0.54Rhode 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMO0.09Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 0.36 per 1,000 babiesMD0.36Delaware: 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: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South 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: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTX0.09Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hyman, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Hyman

How popular is the name Hyman?

Hyman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 214th; the most babies were born in 1916 (379). More babies were named Hyman in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Hyman a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 5,858 boys.

Where was Hyman most popular?

In 1914–1918, Hyman was most common in New York (2.69 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and Connecticut.