Name Meaning & Origin
"A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time"
Data last updated: 2025 SSA records
A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements or avocations. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring substantial skills and knowledge in that area. A list of hobbies changes with renewed interests and developing fashions, making it diverse and lengthy. Hobbies tend to follow trends in society. For example, stamp collecting was popular during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as postal systems were the main means of communication; as of 2024, video games became more popular following technological advances. The advancing production, technology, and labour movements of the nin
A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements or avocations. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring substantial skills and knowledge in that area. A list of hobbies changes with renewed interests and developing fashions, making it diverse and lengthy. Hobbies tend to follow trends in society. For example, stamp collecting was popular during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as postal systems were the main means of communication; as of 2024, video games became more popular following technological advances. The advancing production, technology, and labour movements of the nin
Life Path 7 — Wisdom & Introspection: Analytical, spiritual, and truth-seeking.
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Root element "Hobby" emerges in Multiple origins tradition, carrying the core meaning "A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time".
Used in English literary and religious texts, spreading through cultural exchange.
Carried across regions through trade, religion, and migration. Multiple spelling variants develop.
Standardized in its current form. Continues to be used across multiple cultures worldwide.
~9 people named Hobby in the US. Peaked in 1918 with 9 recorded uses.
The Life Path number for Hobby is 7, associated with Wisdom & Introspection. Soul Urge: 6. Personality: 1.
Hobby is Predominantly Male. Based on US data, 100% male and 0% female.
Approximately 9 people in the United States are named Hobby. The name peaked in 1918 with 9 recorded uses.
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