Hunter
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About Hunter
The name Hunter is currently ranked #130 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #35 in 2000. The name is most popular in HUNTER, HUNTER, and HUNTER. Hunter is also used for girls, ranking #842 in 2025 (less popular).
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #40 | 8,838 | 4,601 |
| 2015 | #41 | 8,361 | 4,362.1 |
| 2016 | #45 | 7,675 | 4,044.3 |
| 2017 | #53 | 6,754 | 3,648.9 |
| 2018 | #56 | 6,114 | 3,366.4 |
| 2019 | #66 | 5,396 | 3,007.4 |
| 2020 | #69 | 4,780 | 2,769.3 |
| 2021 | #86 | 4,201 | 2,401.3 |
| 2022 | #101 | 3,597 | 2,060.1 |
| 2023 | #115 | 3,122 | 1,825.1 |
| 2024 | #128 | 2,831 | 1,643.2 |
| 2025 | #130 | 2,761 | 1,616.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Hunters
- Hunter Stockton Thompson
American journalist and author
- Hunter Parrish
American actor
- Hunter Foster
American actor
- Hunter Thomsen
American guitarist of band We the Kings
- Hunter Andrew Pence
American baseball player
- Hunter Myles Mahan
American golfer
- Hunter Easton Hayes
American country music singer
- Hunter Johansson
twin brother of actress Scarlett Johansson
- (Robert) Hunter Biden
son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
- Hunter Biden
grandson of VP Joe Biden, son of late Beau Biden
- Hunter Tootoo
Canadian politician
- Hunter Holmes Moss Jr.
U.S. Congressman from West Virginia
- Hunter Corbett
American missionary to China
- Hunter Dwight Smith
American football player
- Hunter Taverner Hillenmeyer
American football player
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley aka Triple H (born Paul Michael Levesque)
American pro wrestler
- Hunter Gomez
American actor
- (Edward) Hunter Davies
Scottish journalist and author
- Hunter Lawrence Burgan
bassist of American band AFI
- Hunter Holmes McGuire
American physician and teacher
- Hunter Everett Jones
American child model
- Hunter Carson
American actor; son of actress Karen Black and L.M. Kit Carson
- Hunter Cocks
son of fashion designer Collette Dinnigan and Bradley Cocks
- Hunter Douglas
son of actor Jerry Douglas
- Hunter Howard
son of actor Terrence Howard
- Hunter Siebel Newsom (b. 2011)
son of politician Gavin Newsom and filmmaker Jennifer Siebel
- Hunter Lee Holloway (b. 2014)
son of actor Josh Holloway
- Hunter Fieri
son of TV chef Guy Fieri
- Hunter Merry (b. 2012)
son of TV presennter Sarah Cawood and Andy Merry
- Hunter Brown
son of reality TV personalities Kody and Jenelle Brown of "Sister Wives"
- Hunter Fox Thompson
baseball extraordinaire
- Hunter Zion Bell (b. 2016)
son of American actress Jurnee Smollett,Bell
Hunter in pop culture
- Hunter Van Pelt
character in movie "Jumanji"
- Hunter Rey
character from the Paranormal Activity series
- Hunter the Cheetah
character in video game "Spyro the Dragon"
- Hunter of Avalar
character in video game "Spyro the Dragon"
- Hunter Huntsman
son of the Huntsman in the Ever After High series and TV show
- Hunter Bradley
Crimson Thunder Ranger on TV's "Power Rangers Ninja Storm"
- Hunter Clarington
character on TV's "Glee"
- Hunter Niall
character in the Sweep series by Cate Tiernan
- Hunter
character in "The Next Step" CBBC series
- "Hunters
" American TV drama on Syfy
- Hunter Zolomon aka Zoom
character on TV's "The Flash"
- Hunter May
character on TV's "Under the dome"
- Hunter Raymond
character on TV's "The Office"
- Hunter
character from the animated show "The Owl House"
