Boy
Hamilton
Hamilton is a boy's name meaning "Old English/Scottish place name", drawing on Old English roots. It settled in after its 1990s peak and has held its ground ever since. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. In total, about 5,773 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
Old EnglishOld English/Scottish place name
Etymology"Blunt hill" or "beautiful mountain"
Births by decade
1900s
144
1910s
557
1920s
625
1930s
387
1940s
381
1950s
338
1960s
353
1970s
372
1980s
616
1990s
691
2000s
677
2010s
632
Peaked in the 1990s · 5,773 total U.S. births since 1900