Hobson
Hobson is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Hobson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hobson is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Hobson
The earliest SSA record of Hobson as a baby boy name dates back to 1898, when 38 babies received it. 1898 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Hobson — #307 in the national rankings. About 26% of every Hobson on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Hobson last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 436 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Hobson
Hobson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 436 births in the dataset. Hobson's peak popularity came in 1898 when it ranked #307. Use the chart and map above to compare Hobson'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.