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Hamish

/ˈhæmɪʃ/ · 100% boys · 14 born in 2025

Hamish has been given to about 364 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈhæmɪʃ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 356
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hamish per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 25
  • Born in 202514
  • All time364
  • England & Wales, 2025#485 · 80

How popular is Hamish?

Its best year was 2017, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 4154th. The typical living American called Hamish is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Hamish

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Harris0.62
  2. Cash0.55
  3. Nash0.55
  4. Kash0.55
  5. Krish0.55
  6. Dash0.55
  7. Hamza0.54
  8. Harrison0.51

Middle names for Hamish

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hamish Paul0.77
  2. Hamish John0.77
  3. Hamish Lee0.77
  4. Hamish Dean0.76
  5. Hamish Blake0.76
  6. Hamish Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Hamish

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jahmirbrother · 0.85
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.85
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.85
  4. Keziahsister · 0.85
  5. Ayaneither · 0.84
  6. Maisysister · 0.84

Where Hamish is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hamish Anderson0.77
    2. Hamish Reyes0.72
    3. Hamish Nguyen0.72
    4. Hamish Moore0.72
    5. Hamish Lee0.72
    6. Hamish Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hamish

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.