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Hunter

male

Meaning

"One who Hunts"

Hunter is an English occupational term adopted as a given name, reflecting role-based surname traditions in modern naming.

NatureNaturalModernContemporaryUnisexGender-neutral

Popularity History of Hunter

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#128Top 500

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Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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#128

Hunter was nationally ranked in 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
-13

lower than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Hunter Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Hunter

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Quick Facts

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Length6 letters

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