Boys' name · since 1982
Hawk
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 989 babies named Hawk, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,104 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 989
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hawk currently ranks #5104 among boys' names in America, with 989 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hawk has been recorded 989 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #5104 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, 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 1982 to 2025.
- #5,173 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,104 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 989 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hawk ranks #5,173 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,104 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 989 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,104 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 989
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hawk's 989 recorded births place it above 88.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hawk compares
989 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hawk's all-time total is 168% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hawk | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 989 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hawk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hawk's full recorded timeline at 2006, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hawk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Hawk by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (489 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Hawk's strongest decade.
489 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Hawk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
- 2000s 129
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
489 births
- 2020s
2020s
235 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 489 births (49% of all-time use).
How Hawk compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hawk's total volume
Hawk by state
Where Hawk concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 106 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Utah | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
106 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Hawk appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hawk's data
- Hawk's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (489 total births) through the 2020s (235) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hawks (106 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hawk
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hawk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1982–2025 (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 Hawk 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.