Hiram Boy

How popular is Hiram?

#1,634 boy name in 2025

103 baby boys were named Hiram in the US in 2025, making it the 1634th most popular boy name.

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7,218living people named Hiram (est.)
43median age of people named Hiram
14,456babies named Hiram since 1880
1 in 32,188US babies born in 2025

Hiram popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,634 for boys (▲ 118 from 2024)
Babies in 2025103 boys
10-year trendSteady (-12% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,444 in 2015, #1,528 in 2020
Peak year1920 (221 boys)
Highest rank#124 in 1881
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Hiram is most popular

Babies named Hiram per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Mexico: 0.2 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  2. Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
  3. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (114 boys)
  4. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
  5. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (58 boys)

Hiram by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s825#124
1890s544#194
1900s433#268
1910s1,410#324
1920s1,830#397
1930s1,120#487
1940s1,043#550
1950s1,201#607
1960s1,106#685
1970s989#783
1980s765#964
1990s712#1,345
2000s890#1,402
2010s974#1,444
2020s614#1,528

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Questions

Is Hiram a boy or girl name?
Hiram is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hiram were boys.
How popular is the name Hiram?
103 baby boys were named Hiram in the US in 2025, making it the 1634th most popular boy name.
When was Hiram most popular?
Hiram peaked in 1920, when 221 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #124 in 1881.
How many people are named Hiram?
14,456 babies have been named Hiram in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,218 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
Where is Hiram most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Hiram was most common in New Mexico, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.