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Hampton

Boy's name · #1444 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Hampton belongs to an older America first — it reached #505 back in 1891 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1444. About 4,800 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

In recent years, Hampton ran 5–15× its national rate in South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hamptons

• Hampton Fancher — American actor and director
• Hampton Hawes — American jazz pianist (1928–1977)
• Hampton Morris — American weightlifter
• Hampton Del Ruth — Actor, director, screenwriter, producer (1879–1958)
• Hampton Lintorn-Catlin — American computer programmer

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 69,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Lionel Hampton — American jazz musician (1908–2002)
• Christopher Hampton — British playwright, screenwriter and translator (born 1946)
• Fred Hampton — African-American activist (1948–1969)

In stories & tradition

• Hampton the Hampster — Canadian animated hamster

What Hamptons become

Among 27 notable people named Hampton:

No single standout — notable Hamptons spread across many fields.

Similar names: Smith · Amadeo · West · Fulton · Benton · Milton

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