How Many People Are Named Hiram?
people named Hiram are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 48,145 people in the US has this name
Based on 14,456 babies named Hiram in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
221 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably of Phoenician origin, though it could be from Hebrew meaning "exalted brother". This was the name of a king of Tyre in the Old Testament. As an English given name, Hiram came into use after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where it gained some currency.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Hiram in English. Counting Hiram and these spellings together, about 10,038 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hiram in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hiram alive today is about 41 years old, and 39% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hiram first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 221 babies. In 2025, 103 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hiram has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #124, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #1,639.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,639 |
| Best rank | #124 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #448 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hiram alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hiram were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,093 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hiram was given 3.1 times as often in Georgia, 3.1 times in Kentucky and 2.9 times in Texas.
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