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Hamp
How to Pronounce Hamp
Pronounced HAMP /ˈhæmp/Medium
Meaning: Hamp is a clipped form of Hampton, an English place-name and surname built from 'ham', a homestead, and 'tun', an enclosure or settlement, so it means roughly 'home settlement'. In the nineteenth-century South, Hampton was often shortened to the plain, sturdy Hamp as a stand-alone given name.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Hamp is the everyday clip of Hampton, an English name that joins 'ham', a homestead, to 'tun', a settlement. Used chiefly in the American South, Hamp stood on its own as a short, no-nonsense masculine name through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
In United States records Hamp was most common around the turn of the twentieth century, then dwindled toward vanishing by the nineteen-nineties. A man given it at its peak belongs to a great-grandfather's generation.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Hamp mean?
Hamp is a short form of Hampton, an English place-name and surname meaning 'home settlement'.
How do you pronounce Hamp?
It's said HAMP /ˈhæmp/, one syllable.
Is Hamp a boy or girl name?
Hamp is used as a boy's name.
Is Hamp a popular name?
No, it is a vintage rarity, most often heard around the turn of the twentieth century.