Given name & surname
Hunt
“a great huntress and provider”·“a great huntsman and provider”
Hunt is a variant of Hunter. Interpretations include “a great huntress and provider” (English) and “a great huntsman and provider” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hunt is a variant of Hunter. Interpretations include “a great huntress and provider” (English) and “a great huntsman and provider” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hunt is a variant of Hunter. An origin associated with Hunter is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hunt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 254
- 254 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,070 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,070 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 450 as a first name in 2020; 152,764 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.
Hunt’s family of names
Hunt has a related form in Hunter. In German usage, Hunt as a surname has a related form in HUND. In English usage, Hunt has a related form in HUND.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hunt
- Hunt StrombergAmerican film producer (1894-1968)
- Hunt SalesAmerican drummerborn 1954
- Hunt Emersoncartoonistborn 1952
- Hunt Painterlaconian vase-painter600 BC
- Hunt BlockAmerican actorborn 1954
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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