Names / Boy names
Hamlet
Current rank
#9,204
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,624
in 1911
First recorded
1911
in U.S. data
Children named
253
since 1911
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,624 in 1911 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Hamlet first shows up in 1911. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 253 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.