Gender
Origin
- English
- From The Beautiful Mountain
From the proud town, estate; surname of one of the great families of Scotland - Scottish
Syllables
3
Themes
- Surname
Pronunciation
ha-mil-ton, ham(i)-lton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1628, 98 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3128, 38 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2024 | 50 |
| 2023 | 48 |
| 2022 | 68 |
| 2021 | 73 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2019 | 81 |
| 2018 | 80 |
| 2017 | 83 |
| 2016 | 98 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1683, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #2104, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #284, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence