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Baby names starting with H

The girl and boy names starting with H given most often in the US in 2025.

Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026

In short

Among baby names starting with H, the most given in the US in 2025 were Harper, Hazel, Henry, Hudson. The two lists below rank up to 40 girl names and 40 boy names by the number of babies, from Social Security data; use the search box for any other name.

Ranked by the number of babies in 2025.

Girls

  1. Harper 6,792
  2. Hazel 6,318
  3. Hannah 3,973
  4. Hailey 2,556
  5. Hallie 2,260
  6. Hadley 2,254
  7. Haven 1,642
  8. Harmony 1,123
  9. Harlow 981
  10. Hattie 923
  11. Heidi 894
  12. Hope 868
  13. Helena 841
  14. Holly 751
  15. Harley 748
  16. Hayden 707
  17. Helen 668
  18. Haisley 643
  19. Hanna 580
  20. Heaven 556
  21. Holland 550
  22. Hadassah 529
  23. Halle 491
  24. Halo 477
  25. Hana 436
  26. Hunter 323
  27. Honey 322
  28. Haley 314
  29. Hadlee 281
  30. Harmoni 252
  31. Henley 252
  32. Harlee 237
  33. Harriet 226
  34. Hollis 206
  35. Heavenly 199
  36. Hadleigh 198
  37. Hayley 179
  38. Heather 177
  39. Hollyn 170
  40. Hailee 163

Boys

  1. Henry 12,020
  2. Hudson 8,583
  3. Harrison 3,072
  4. Hunter 2,761
  5. Hayden 2,268
  6. Hayes 2,240
  7. Harvey 1,381
  8. Holden 1,140
  9. Hendrix 933
  10. Hugo 837
  11. Hector 779
  12. Hank 776
  13. Hezekiah 621
  14. Hamza 556
  15. Harlan 454
  16. Hassan 447
  17. Houston 402
  18. Hugh 360
  19. Huxley 357
  20. Harry 329
  21. Haziel 317
  22. Hollis 266
  23. Halo 253
  24. Heath 253
  25. Harlem 236
  26. Harold 230
  27. Howard 226
  28. Henrik 206
  29. Harley 199
  30. Hasan 184
  31. Harlow 167
  32. Harris 150
  33. Haiden 149
  34. Hans 146
  35. Hadi 142
  36. Haven 139
  37. Holland 136
  38. Huxton 129
  39. Haze 126
  40. Hampton 124

About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.

Sources

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data checked October 14, 2026
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