Given name & surname

Hinson

Hinson is a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Hinson isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Hinson through the years

Babies since 1880
60
60 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2018
9 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−33%
Easing
02462025Highest share 20180.0
Hinson in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2014–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 as a first name in 2020; 18,581 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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Sibling ideas

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