Over the past 110 years, 10 690 girls and 237 442 boys have been named Hunter. The name Hunter ranks 1259th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Hunter in 1986. The peak of popularity of the name Hunter came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.