Huntington
From an English place name meaning "hunter's town" or "from the hunting district".
Name Census estimates that about 254 living Americans carry the first name Huntington. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Huntington today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Huntington births was 2018 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Huntington. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
254
~ 1 in 1,349,427 Americans
Peak year
2018
13 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2023 SSA rank
#8,490
Tracked since 1982
Census
Huntington in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 296 people with the first name Huntington, which placed it at #29,744 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,744
National first-name rank
People counted
296
296 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Huntington
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Huntington is White at 83.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.8%) and Two or More Races (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Huntington described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Huntington at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.8% · 248
- Hispanic or Latino6.8% · 20
- Two or more races5.7% · 17
- Black or African American3.0% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Huntington: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Huntington from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 95 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Huntington by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Huntington during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Huntington
The name Huntington has its roots in the Old English language, originating from the words "hunta" and "tun," which together translate to "the hunter's town" or "the town of hunters." This name likely emerged during the Anglo-Saxon period in England, between the 5th and 11th centuries, when hunting was a vital activity for sustenance and survival.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Huntington can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land and property commissioned by King William the Conqueror in 1086. The book mentions several settlements and parishes with variations of the name, such as Huntingdon and Huntingdonshire, indicating the presence of hunting communities in these areas.
Throughout history, the name Huntington has been associated with various notable individuals. One of the earliest figures bearing this name was Henry of Huntingdon (c. 1088-1157), an English historian and author of the "Historia Anglorum," a chronicle of English history from the time of the Roman invasion to the reign of King Stephen.
Another prominent figure was Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900), an American industrialist and railway magnate. He was one of the "Big Four" entrepreneurs who established the Central Pacific Railroad, a crucial component of the Transcontinental Railroad that connected the eastern and western United States.
In the realm of literature, Huntington was the first name of Huntington Smith (1912-2008), an American author and playwright best known for his novel "The Delight Makers," which explored the culture and traditions of the Zuni Pueblo people.
The name Huntington also graced the life of Huntington Hartford (1911-2008), an American philanthropist and heir to the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) fortune. He founded several museums and institutions, including the Huntington Hartford Gallery of Modern Art in New York City.
Lastly, Huntington Beach, a coastal city in California, was named after Henry E. Huntington (1850-1927), an American railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books. The city's name reflects the area's history as a hunting ground for the Indigenous Tongva people who inhabited the region.
People
Huntington + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Huntington as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Huntington: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huntington?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 254 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Huntington going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,349,427 US residents.
Is Huntington a common name?
We classify Huntington as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 258 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Huntington most popular?
The single biggest year for Huntington was 2018, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Huntington is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Huntington in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 296 people with the name Huntington, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,744 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Huntington in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Huntington?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Huntington leans strongly male. 264 people counted with this name were male (92.0%), compared with 23 female bearers (8.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Huntington?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Huntington is White at 83.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.8%) and Two or More Races (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Huntington most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Huntington in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.8% (248 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Huntington in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Huntington a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Huntington in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Huntington still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Huntington in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Huntington can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Huntington?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.