Hinton
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Modern American ◈ 2 syllables
""Settlement on a hill""

From Modern American

"Settlement on a hill" Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Hinton at a glance
Meaning"Settlement on a hill"
OriginModern American
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 8
US Rank (today)#11614
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Origin & history of Hinton
1
Modern American roots
Hinton comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Settlement on a hill".
How popular is Hinton?
1920 peak year
The name Hinton reached its peak in 1920, with 20 registrations (ranked #1788). It had only entered records 12 years earlier, in 1908. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11614) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 566 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
20 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,788)
6 Avg. per year
(last decade)
60 Total registrations
last 10 years
566 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #11,614) Rare
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Numerology of Hinton
8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
H8
I9
N5
T2
O6
N5
Sum: 35 → Life path 8
Personality of Hinton
💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
👑
Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
🔑
Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
💎
Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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