Hamilton

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hamilton: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Hamilton: Recorded since 1998, it reached #1,683 in 2018, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#1683highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1998	#1821
1999	#2425
2001	#2220
2004	#3009
2005	#2754
2007	#3095
2008	#2097
2009	#3227
2012	#2458
2013	#3822
2014	#2459
2015	#2483
2016	#3079
2017	#2734
2018	#1683
2019	#2488
2020	#2682
2021	#2730
2022	#4789
2023	#4991
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 21 of the 27 years from 1998 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1998–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #1821 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #1683 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Hamilton by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Hamilton in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	10	2 of 10	5
2000s	33	6 of 10	6
2010sbusiest	63	8 of 10	8
2020s	23	5 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Hamilton appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1683 in England and Wales in 2018.

Hamilton's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2730	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1683	14	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3079	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2483	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2459	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2220	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1821	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1998 and 2024, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,683, first reached in 2018.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2018.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
13 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2018Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Hamim · #2418, 11y
Hamish · #25, 61y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Bobby-Joe · #1683, 22y
Marcelo · #1683, 24y
Bahar · #1681, 26y
Darcy-Mae · #1681, 18y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Bobby-Joe · #1683, 22y
Marcelo · #1683, 24y
Bahar · #1681, 26y
Serafina · #1681, 25y

Hamilton and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Hamilton without appearing here.

Hamilton moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2483 and #4747.
Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #2734 and #4812.
Morten Compare
In 2006 they stood at #2754 and #2754 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3095 and #4333.
Kristoffer Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1821 and #1821 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2001 that had become #2220 and #2587.

Moved ahead of Hamilton

Matheo Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2730 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #4789 and #2018.
Hans Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2730 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #4789 and #2320.
Leif Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2097 and #3687 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #3227 and #1568.
Sander Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2734 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.

Moved the opposite way to Hamilton

Albie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hamilton went from #1821 to #5119 while Albie went from #716 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hamilton went from #1821 to #5119 while Alfie went from #71 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hamilton went from #1821 to #5119 while Alfred went from #174 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hamilton went from #1821 to #5119 while Archie went from #120 to #10.

Moved the same way as Hamilton

Aaron Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hamilton went from #1821 to #5119 and Aaron from #31 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hamilton went from #1821 to #5119 and Adam from #21 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hamilton went from #1821 to #5119 and Alan from #196 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hamilton went from #1821 to #5119 and Alex from #46 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1683 in England and Wales in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Hamilton

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Popularity journey

Hamilton by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Hamilton at a glance

Hamilton by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Hamilton and the names beside it

Hamilton moved ahead of

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