Hamish
Masculine
Hamish entered the US charts in 1981, peaked at #4105 in 2017, ranks #6143 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Hamish?
Hamish first appears in US birth records in 1981 — 44 years ago. The typical Hamish is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 400 people named Hamish are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Hamish most popular?
Hamish peaked in 2017, reaching #4105 nationally. Today it ranks #6143, 2,038 places below that high. See the whole 2017 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1981
- Most boys named
- 201725 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4105reached in 2017
- Change vs 2024
- −6.7%14 in 2025, from 15
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Hamish in other languages
International figures from National Records of Scotland. Sources
Hamishs among us
people named Hamish are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 122,005 born in 2025 was named Hamish
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Milad test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Hamish's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Milad climbed just as high around 1992, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Milad's path sketches the road Hamish is walking now.
Hamish sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Hamish beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Hamish in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #6143 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Hamishs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Hamish are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Hamish in 2025?
- Hamish ranks #6143 among US boy names in 2025, with 14 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Hamish?
- About 1 in every 122,005 US boys born in 2025 was named Hamish — 14 in all.
- Will my child share the name Hamish with classmates?
- Hamish will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Hamish
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US figures from the Social Security Administration; international figures from national statistics agencies. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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