Recorded 1916–2023 Boys' name Peak 2020 122 births

Hasten — boys' name

122 babies named Hasten in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s51990s132000s172010s312020s32
2020s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Hasten was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hasten in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hasten

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Hasten between 1916 and 2023, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hasten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hasten performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hasten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hasten 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 122 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.

Hasten at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

122

Since 1916

108 years of records

Peak year

2020

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1916

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2023

Hasten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1916

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
9
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Hasten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
32 births that decade — 26% of Hasten's all-time total
1910s241920s51990s132000s172010s312020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hasten?
122 babies have been named Hasten since 1916. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 9 births.
When was Hasten most popular?
Hasten was most popular in the 2020s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Hasten been used?
Hasten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 108 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Hasten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hassan, Hasan, Haskell, Hashim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.