Meaning and history
Hunter is an English name that comes from the occupational surname Hunter, derived from Old English hunta and huntian, meaning “to hunt,” and it may also come directly from the English vocabulary word. A notable bearer was the eccentric American journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005).
20062006: 8,574 births, rank #54
2007: 8,218 births, rank #57
2008: 8,045 births, rank #54
2009: 7,751 births, rank #56
2010: 7,334 births, rank #58
20112011: 7,380 births, rank #55
2012: 8,053 births, rank #45
2013: 8,988 births, rank #36
2014: 8,841 births, rank #40
2015: 8,367 births, rank #41
20162016: 7,681 births, rank #45
2017: 6,760 births, rank #53
2018: 6,117 births, rank #56
2019: 5,398 births, rank #66
2020: 4,786 births, rank #68
20212021: 4,206 births, rank #86
2022: 3,605 births, rank #101
2023: 3,131 births, rank #115
2024: 2,852 births, rank #128
20252025: 2,761 births, rank #130
Hunter moved from #128 to #130 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2000, with 12,538 births.