Boys' name · since 1916

Hasten

Hasten has 135 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

135
total births
1916–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade

135 boys have been named Hasten since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hasten has been recorded 135 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.

  • 135 total births
  • 1916–2025 years on record
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 33% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

135 boys have been named Hasten since 1916, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

135
total births
1916–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Hasten was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

13 babies were named Hasten in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

Hasten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hasten's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hasten at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

135

Since 1916

110 years of records

Peak year

2025

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1916

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2025

Hasten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2025)
13
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
468101214 19161919199920062014202020232025 13

Hasten by decade

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

2020s was Hasten's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Hasten births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hasten?
Hasten has been given to 135 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 13 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Hasten most popular?
Hasten was most popular in the 2020s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Hasten been used?
The SSA has tracked Hasten since 1916 -- 110 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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 June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hasten: Baby Name Since 1916 - 135 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hasten. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hasten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.