Hunter

English

"one who hunts"

Hunter Origin and Meaning

The name Hunter is a boy's name of English origin meaning "one who hunts".

Hunter has been dropping a bit for the past few years but is still one of the leaders of a distinctive band of boys' names that combines macho imagery (Hunter, Austin, Harley) with a softened masculinity. Hunter was for years attached to gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson; Josh Holloway used it for his son.

Hunter Rank in US Top 1000

# 115 in the US

Hunter Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 320 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Hunter

• 115 US 2023
• 320 Nameberry 2025
• 91 Canada 2023
• 44 Future 2028
• 57 England 2023
• 53 Scotland 2024
• 91 Ireland 2021
• 30 Australia 2023
• 29 New Zealand 2024
• 99 Dogs 2022
• 91 Cats 2021

20 Names Similar to Hunter

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Hunter.

• Ryder
• Blake
• Zane
• Chase
• Ashton
• Jax
• Riley
• Jaxon
• Cody
• Jace
• Dylan
• Jordan
• Maverick
• Austin
• Mason
• Cameron
• Jayden
• Cooper
• Hayden
• Colt

Famous People Named Hunter

• Hunter Stockton Thompson American journalist and author
• Hunter Parrish American actor
• Hunter Foster American actor
• Hunter Thomsen American guitarist of band We the Kings
• Hunter Andrew Pence American baseball player
• Hunter Myles Mahan American golfer
• Hunter Easton Hayes American country music singer
• Hunter Johansson twin brother of actress Scarlett Johansson
• (Robert) Hunter Biden son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
• Hunter Biden grandson of VP Joe Biden, son of late Beau Biden
• Hunter Tootoo Canadian politician
• Hunter Holmes Moss Jr. U.S. Congressman from West Virginia
• Hunter Corbett American missionary to China
• Hunter Dwight Smith American football player
• Hunter Taverner Hillenmeyer American football player
• Hunter Hearst Helmsley aka Triple H (born Paul Michael Levesque) American pro wrestler
• Hunter Gomez American actor
• (Edward) Hunter Davies Scottish journalist and author
• Hunter Lawrence Burgan bassist of American band AFI
• Hunter Holmes McGuire American physician and teacher
• Hunter Everett Jones American child model
• Hunter Carson American actor; son of actress Karen Black and L.M. Kit Carson
• Hunter Cocks son of fashion designer Collette Dinnigan and Bradley Cocks
• Hunter Douglas son of actor Jerry Douglas
• Hunter Howard son of actor Terrence Howard
• Hunter Siebel Newsom (b. 2011) son of politician Gavin Newsom and filmmaker Jennifer Siebel
• Hunter Lee Holloway (b. 2014) son of actor Josh Holloway
• Hunter Fieri son of TV chef Guy Fieri
• Hunter Merry (b. 2012) son of TV presennter Sarah Cawood and Andy Merry
• Hunter Brown son of reality TV personalities Kody and Jenelle Brown of "Sister Wives"
• Hunter Fox Thompson baseball extraordinaire
• Hunter Zion Bell (b. 2016) son of American actress Jurnee Smollett,Bell

The name Hunter in Pop Culture

• Hunter Van Pelt character in movie "Jumanji"
• Hunter Rey character from the Paranormal Activity series
• Hunter the Cheetah character in video game "Spyro the Dragon"
• Hunter of Avalar character in video game "Spyro the Dragon"
• Hunter Huntsman son of the Huntsman in the Ever After High series and TV show
• Hunter Bradley Crimson Thunder Ranger on TV's "Power Rangers Ninja Storm"
• Hunter Clarington character on TV's "Glee"
• Hunter Niall character in the Sweep series by Cate Tiernan
• Hunter character in "The Next Step" CBBC series
• "Hunters " American TV drama on Syfy
• Hunter Zolomon aka Zoom character on TV's "The Flash"
• Hunter May character on TV's "Under the dome"
• Hunter Raymond character on TV's "The Office"