Hartwell — #8967 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Hartwell

The Social Security Administration has registered 645 babies named Hartwell between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hartwell currently holds the #8967 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hartwell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Hartwell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hartwell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hartwell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 645 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.