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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Hamilton.

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Hamilton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	154
1881	149
1882	132
1883	220
1884	157
1885	74
1886	153
1887	108
1888	50
1889	163
1890	72
1891	138
1892	57
1893	53
1894	60
1895	128
1896	59
1897	115
1898	90
1899	141
1900	126
1901	122
1902	106
1903	143
1904	70
1905	83
1906	90
1907	75
1908	188
1909	61
1910	67
1911	106
1912	105
1913	80
1914	101
1915	79
1916	85
1917	84
1918	68
1919	80
1920	57
1921	67
1922	61
1923	57
1924	69
1925	58
1926	60
1927	46
1928	42
1929	49
1930	44
1931	55
1932	27
1933	47
1934	39
1935	28
1936	36
1937	36
1938	29
1939	28
1940	28
1941	30
1942	30
1943	22
1944	29
1945	29
1946	22
1947	27
1948	25
1949	18
1950	25
1951	19
1952	22
1953	15
1954	20
1955	15
1956	17
1957	12
1958	15
1959	10
1960	15
1961	18
1962	17
1963	17
1964	17
1965	19
1966	17
1967	19
1968	20
1969	25
1970	22
1971	20
1972	18
1973	17
1974	14
1975	26
1976	24
1977	19
1978	31
1979	34
1980	37
1981	36
1982	34
1983	31
1984	28
1985	32
1986	30
1987	41
1988	31
1989	33
1990	29
1991	36
1992	34
1993	34
1994	46
1995	36
1996	37
1997	36
1998	35
1999	33
2000	29
2001	40
2002	28
2003	28
2004	32
2005	30
2006	36
2007	30
2008	45
2009	39
2010	31
2011	37
2012	30
2013	45
2014	48
2015	45
2016	52
2017	45
2018	44
2019	45
2020	32
2021	42
2022	39
2023	28
2024	29
2025	22

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hamilton isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Hamilton

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 38
Rank in 2025: #3,128
How rare: 1 in 44,949 boys
Since 1880: 6,517

Most popular in 1883, at 220 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 50% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.