Hunter has been given to about 276,622 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Hunter ranks 130th among American boys in 2025, with 3,084 born that year. Its best year was 2000, when 13,252 babies were given the name, ranking 35th. The typical living American called Hunter is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.32% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.