Is Hyrum a boy or girl name?

Hyrum is a boy’s name. Of the 3,406 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hyrum

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Hyrum was most popular in 2007, when 123 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,062 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,406 people named Hyrum.

Hyrum over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hyrum’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hyrum a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hyrum is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,406 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Hyrum

Where Hyrum 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