Hobart

Where Hobart comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Hobart.

Hobart through the years
  1. 1867
    Hobart Bosworth born
    American film actor, director, writer, and producer
  2. 1885
    First appearance
    #836 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1886
    Hobart Cavanaugh born
    American actor
  4. 1896
    Around this time: Garret Hobart elected vice president
    Event, 1896 · Source
  5. 1896
    Peak, #128
    135 babies named Hobart, its best rank.
  6. 1898
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #279.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Hobart Bosworth · American film actor, director, writer, and producer, 1867–1943
  • Hobart Cavanaugh · American actor, 1886–1950
  • Hobart Henley · American actor and film director, 1887–1964
  • Hobart R. Gay · United States Army general, 1894–1983
  • Hobart Alter · American businessman, 1933–2014

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.