Hunter

“One who hunts” — English origin

Girl's name · #842 in the US (2025) · 90s

Hunter's best rank, #305, came in 1998; it has settled back to #842 today. Roughly 14,000 girls have been named Hunter since 1902. It is also an American family name — about 162,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 91% of babies named Hunter in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,400 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hunters

Hunter Schafer — American actress, model, and LGBTQ activist (born 1998)
Hunter Tylo — American actress
Hunter King — American actress
Hunter Lovins — American academic
Hunter McGrady — American plus-size model

In stories & tradition

Hunter — DC Universe
Hunter Covington — Big Damn Hero

What Hunters become

Among 323 notable people named Hunter:

Entertainers appear 1.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hunter Schafer, American actress, model, and LGBTQ activist (born 1998).

Similar names: Chandler · Huntley · Montana · Tyler · Winter · Skyler

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