Masculine dossier · first seen 1913

Hoover

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1928

Peak era

1928

Peak births

256

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Silent Generation

Quick answers about Hoover

How many people are named Hoover?

An estimated 164 living Americans are named Hoover.

How rare is Hoover?

Hoover fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Hoover?

The median age of a living American named Hoover is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 62 and 73 years old.

Is Hoover still popular?

Not especially. Hoover has been declining since its 1928 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Hoover most common?

Hoover has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 4.5× more often than the national baseline.

1913Peak 19282025

Peak year

1928

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,120

Hoover fell hard after 1928. Within five years it had dropped 91% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Hoover peaked in 1928, when 256 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,120 Americans named Hoover since 1913.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1928

Living profile

229

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age71

Core range65–93

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.

Geographic heartland

North Carolina

4.5× higher affinity than the national baseline.

North Carolina · 1920s 4.5×

Alabama · 1920s 3.6×