Is Hoover a boy or girl name?

Hoover is a boy’s name. Of the 1,127 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Hoover

Recorded 1913–2022 · United States

Hoover was most popular in 1928, when 256 American babies were given the name — ranking #770 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,127 people named Hoover.

Hoover over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hoover’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hoover a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hoover is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 1,127 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hoover

Where Hoover is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org