Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher and political theorist, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
Meaning & Origin of Hobbes
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher and political theorist, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
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The Story of Hobbes
Hobbes first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2011, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 12 Hobbess were born — ranking #6,673 that year. As of 2026, Hobbes ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 60 Hobbess have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hobbes
Hobbes is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Hobbes's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #6,673. Use the chart and map above to compare Hobbes's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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