Girls' name · since 2016
Hathaway
Hathaway has 72 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hathaway is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 72 have been recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hathaway has been recorded 72 times among girls since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #30,790 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hathaway ranks #30,790 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hathaway's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hathaway's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hathaway splits its recorded history at 2020: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hathaway popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Hathaway by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Hathaway's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Hathaway births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (58% of all-time use).
Hathaway by state
Where Hathaway concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 19.4% |
14 of 72 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hathaway's data
- Hathaway's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hathaways (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hathaway: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Hathaway 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 August 2026.