Hutchinson
Son of Hutchin, an English surname derived from a diminutive form.
Name Census estimates that about 220 living Americans carry the first name Hutchinson. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hutchinson today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hutchinson births was 2024 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hutchinson. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
220
~ 1 in 1,557,974 Americans
Peak year
2024
23 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,460
Tracked since 2004
Census
Hutchinson in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 210 people with the first name Hutchinson, which placed it at #37,260 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,260
National first-name rank
People counted
210
210 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
81.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hutchinson
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hutchinson is White at 81.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.6%) and Black (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hutchinson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hutchinson at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White81.0% · 170
- Two or more races7.6% · 16
- Black or African American6.7% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Hutchinson: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hutchinson from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 107 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Hutchinson remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hutchinson by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hutchinson during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Hutchinsons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Hutchinson
The name Hutchinson is an English given name derived from the Old English words "Hoh" meaning heel or hill and "tun" meaning an enclosure or settlement. It can be traced back to the 11th century, where it was first recorded as a surname in the Domesday Book of 1086, referring to someone who lived near a heel-shaped hill or settlement.
One of the earliest recorded instances of Hutchinson as a first name dates back to the 13th century, with a man named Hutchinson de Freckleton appearing in historical records from Lancashire, England, in 1246. The name gained popularity in the following centuries, particularly among English Puritans during the Protestant Reformation.
In the 16th century, Hutchinson was the name of an influential English Puritan family. John Hutchinson (1615-1664) was a prominent Puritan colonel who fought in the English Civil War on the side of the Parliamentarians against King Charles I. His wife, Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643), was a influential religious leader and midwife who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her controversial religious views.
Another notable figure named Hutchinson was Thomas Hutchinson (1711-1780), a wealthy merchant and politician who served as the last civilian governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony before the American Revolution. He was a loyalist to the British Crown and was eventually forced to flee to England during the conflict.
In the realm of literature, the name Hutchinson is associated with the English writer and philosopher Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643), who is considered one of the founders of the Puritan movement in America. Her writings and teachings on religious freedom and women's rights were highly influential in her time and continue to be studied today.
Among other famous individuals named Hutchinson throughout history are:
1. Benjamin Hutchinson (1865-1937), an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
2. Asa Hutchinson (born 1950), an American politician and lawyer who served as the 46th governor of Arkansas.
3. Thomas Hutchinson (1698-1769), an English author and naturalist known for his works on fossils and natural history.
4. Percy Hutchinson (1892-1971), a New Zealand soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honor, for his actions during World War I.
5. Enrique Hutchinson (born 1986), a professional tennis player from Mexico who has won several ATP Tour titles.
People
Hutchinson + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hutchinson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hutchinson: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hutchinson?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 220 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hutchinson going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,557,974 US residents.
Is Hutchinson a common name?
We classify Hutchinson as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 222 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hutchinson most popular?
The single biggest year for Hutchinson was 2024, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hutchinson is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hutchinson in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 210 people with the name Hutchinson, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,260 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hutchinson in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hutchinson?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hutchinson leans strongly male. 192 people counted with this name were male (91.4%), compared with 18 female bearers (8.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hutchinson?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hutchinson is White at 81.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.6%) and Black (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hutchinson most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Hutchinson in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.0% (170 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hutchinson in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hutchinson a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hutchinson in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Hutchinson still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hutchinson in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hutchinson can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Hutchinson as a first name?
Want to know how many Americans are named Hutchinson? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.