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Hiram

Boy's name · #1639 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Hiram — on the books since 1880, #1639 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 14,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,504 in France (2025) · #2,031 in Canada (2024).

Famous Hirams

• Hiram Bingham III — American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
• Hiram Stevens Maxim — American-born inventor (1840–1916)
• Hiram I — Phoenician king
• Hiram Johnson — American governor (1866–1945)
• Hiram Rhodes Revels — American politician (1827–1901)

In stories & tradition

• Hiram Abiff — Central character of a Masonic allegory
• Hiram Lodge — Pep Comics (comics)
• Hiram^de — Phoenician metalsmith

What Hirams become

Among 327 notable people named Hiram:

Lawyers & judges appear 3.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hiram B. Warner, American politician and jurist (1802–1881).

Similar names: Lemuel · Ira · Josh · Sam · Elam · Ike

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