Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Huntley

Gender Unisex · 42% girls Rank 2025 #2,065 Trend ↑ Rising 44%

Huntley is an English surname or, more rarely, a masculine given name.

Rank 2025
#2,065
among boys · ↓362 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
156
named Huntley · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,723
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
200 babies
All-time total
1,847
#4,918 all-time among boys
First recorded
1925
in Social Security records

Huntley popularity over time

1,847 babies have been named Huntley since 1925, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 13 13 1 – #3,620
1930s – 5 5 1 -62% #4,016
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 5 5 1 – #3,919
1960s – 5 5 1 0% #4,298
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 5 5 1 – #7,731
1990s – 14 14 1 +180% #6,731
2000s 6 71 77 8 +450% #3,760
2010s 302 480 782 78 +916% #2,189
2020s (to 2025) 472 469 941 157 +101% #1,703

Where Huntley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 76 0.04 outside top 500
2027 80 0.05 outside top 500
2028 83 0.05 outside top 500
2029 86 0.05 outside top 500
2030 88 0.05 outside top 500

Where Huntley is most popular

Boys named Huntley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.046 per 1,000. Strongest in Wisconsin, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Huntley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wisconsin 17 0.144 +209%
Tennessee 19 0.105 +127%
South Carolina 8 0.077 +67%
Iowa 5 0.073 +56%
Alabama 6 0.055 +18%
Missouri 6 0.043 -7%
North Carolina 9 0.035 -24%
Georgia 7 0.028 -40%
Virginia 5 0.026 -43%
Michigan 5 0.024 -47%
Pennsylvania 6 0.023 -51%
Florida 10 0.021 -55%
Ohio 5 0.019 -59%
Texas 6 0.007 -85%
California 5 0.005 -88%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Huntley

Huntley is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,065 in 2025 with 72 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1925, 1,847 American babies have been named Huntley, about 58% boys and 42% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 200 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Huntley stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Huntley?

The median living Huntley is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 1,800 people named Huntley are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Huntley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 84 #2,201 72 #2,065
2024 102 #1,949 98 #1,703
2023 69 #2,570 83 #1,901
2022 82 #2,285 73 #2,066
2021 65 #2,653 75 #1,989
2020 70 #2,477 68 #2,078
2019 63 #2,712 57 #2,373
2018 52 #3,129 59 #2,291
2017 40 #3,803 50 #2,541
2016 31 #4,571 62 #2,189
2015 39 #3,875 55 #2,370
2014 27 #5,078 54 #2,382
2013 14 #8,296 46 #2,605
2012 18 #6,969 40 #2,922
2011 12 #9,371 23 #4,271
2010 6 #15,690 34 #3,265
2009 – – 28 #3,760
2008 6 #16,145 12 #6,908
2007 – – 12 #6,801
2006 – – 7 #9,958
2005 – – 7 #9,491
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 5 #11,220
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 5 #3,919
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 6 #3,941
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Huntley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Huntley?

The median living Huntley is about 5 years old. Half of all living Huntleys are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Huntley are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Huntley are alive in the United States, based on 1,847 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Huntley mean?

Huntley is an English surname or, more rarely, a masculine given name.

How popular is the name Huntley in 2025?

Huntley ranked #2,065 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 72 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Huntley?

1,847 babies have been named Huntley in the United States since 1925, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Huntley most popular?

Huntley peaked in 2024, when 200 newborns received the name.

Is Huntley a boy or girl name?

Huntley is used for both: about 42% of babies named Huntley have been girls and 58% boys.

Is the name Huntley rising or falling?

Huntley is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Huntley become more popular?

Huntley is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 88 boys named Huntley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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