Hamilton is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “blunt, flat-topped and hill.” In 2024 it was given to 50 boys in the United States.
Hamilton belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “blunt, flat-topped and hill” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hamilton first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #347 in 1883, and in 2024 50 babies received the name — 6,479 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hamilton means “blunt, flat-topped and hill” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hamilton is a boy name. In 2024, 50 babies received the name in the US.
Hamilton comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Hamilton first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #347 in 1883, and 50 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hamilton is pronounced /ˈhæməltən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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