The baby name Hunter appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2024. It was most popular in 2000 with 15,000 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Hunter has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 18 |
| 1913 | 22 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 34 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 38 |
| 1918 | 42 |
| 1919 | 34 |
| 1920 | 40 |
| 1921 | 38 |
| 1922 | 28 |
| 1923 | 36 |
| 1924 | 38 |
| 1925 | 29 |
| 1926 | 48 |
| 1927 | 33 |
| 1928 | 27 |
| 1929 | 43 |
| 1931 | 31 |
| 1932 | 48 |
| 1933 | 19 |
| 1934 | 12 |
| 1935 | 15 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1937 | 9 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 9 |
| 1940 | 13 |
| 1942 | 23 |
| 1943 | 11 |
| 1944 | 14 |
| 1945 | 10 |
| 1946 | 39 |
| 1947 | 34 |
| 1948 | 15 |
| 1949 | 20 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1952 | 11 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 18 |
| 1955 | 17 |
| 1956 | 32 |
| 1957 | 25 |
| 1958 | 14 |
| 1959 | 25 |
| 1960 | 46 |
| 1961 | 28 |
| 1962 | 59 |
| 1963 | 44 |
| 1964 | 50 |
| 1965 | 35 |
| 1966 | 14 |
| 1967 | 45 |
| 1968 | 45 |
| 1969 | 44 |
| 1970 | 59 |
| 1971 | 52 |
| 1972 | 44 |
| 1973 | 57 |
| 1974 | 49 |
| 1975 | 51 |
| 1976 | 114 |
| 1977 | 106 |
| 1978 | 88 |
| 1979 | 122 |
| 1980 | 218 |
| 1981 | 237 |
| 1982 | 296 |
| 1983 | 335 |
| 1984 | 435 |
| 1985 | 540 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1986 | 652 |
| 1987 | 811 |
| 1988 | 24 |
| 1988 | 1,033 |
| 1989 | 1,276 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1990 | 1,458 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1991 | 2,031 |
| 1992 | 98 |
| 1992 | 3,294 |
| 1993 | 505 |
| 1993 | 5,078 |
| 1994 | 991 |
| 1994 | 7,422 |
| 1995 | 850 |
| 1995 | 8,623 |
| 1996 | 928 |
| 1996 | 9,575 |
| 1997 | 902 |
| 1997 | 10,557 |
| 1998 | 1,336 |
| 1998 | 13,617 |
| 1999 | 957 |
| 1999 | 14,072 |
| 2000 | 751 |
| 2000 | 15,000 |
| 2001 | 667 |
| 2001 | 13,347 |
| 2002 | 442 |
| 2002 | 13,563 |
| 2003 | 305 |
| 2003 | 12,086 |
| 2004 | 399 |
| 2004 | 11,028 |
| 2005 | 197 |
| 2005 | 10,818 |
| 2006 | 257 |
| 2006 | 11,022 |
| 2007 | 202 |
| 2007 | 9,799 |
| 2008 | 169 |
| 2008 | 9,833 |
| 2009 | 150 |
| 2009 | 9,675 |
| 2010 | 165 |
| 2010 | 8,686 |
| 2011 | 179 |
| 2011 | 8,825 |
| 2012 | 193 |
| 2012 | 9,974 |
| 2013 | 246 |
| 2013 | 10,980 |
| 2014 | 364 |
| 2014 | 10,386 |
| 2015 | 374 |
| 2015 | 11,020 |
| 2016 | 331 |
| 2016 | 10,171 |
| 2017 | 453 |
| 2017 | 9,299 |
| 2018 | 260 |
| 2018 | 7,934 |
| 2019 | 299 |
| 2019 | 6,875 |
| 2020 | 298 |
| 2020 | 5,210 |
| 2021 | 325 |
| 2021 | 4,939 |
| 2022 | 375 |
| 2022 | 4,084 |
| 2023 | 385 |
| 2023 | 3,326 |
| 2024 | 312 |
| 2024 | 3,135 |