How Many People Are Named Hamlet?
people named Hamlet are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,743,800 people in the US has this name
Based on 253 babies named Hamlet in Social Security records from 1911 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of the Danish name Amleth. Shakespeare used this name for the Prince of Denmark in his play 'Hamlet' (1600), which he based upon earlier Danish tales.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hamlet in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hamlet alive today is about 20 years old, and 78% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 27 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hamlet first appears in the records in 1911 and was given most often in 2019, to 11 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1911 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hamlet has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,623, in 1911. In 2025 it ranked #9,200.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,200 |
| Best rank | #1,623 (1911) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,824 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hamlet alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hamlet were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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