Boys' name · since 1914
Hawkins
918 babies named Hawkins in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 918
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hawkins currently ranks #3522 among boys' names in America, with 918 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hawkins has been recorded 918 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #3522 nationally and more common than 75% 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 1914 to 2025.
- #5,432 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,522 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 918 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hawkins ranks #5,432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,522 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 918 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 918
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hawkins's 918 recorded births place it above 88.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hawkins compares
918 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Hawkins's all-time total is 149% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hawkins | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 918 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hawkins's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hawkins's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hawkins popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Hawkins popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2021 (Hawkins as girls' name)
Hawkins by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (513 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Hawkins's strongest decade.
513 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Hawkins births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
513 births
- 2020s
2020s
272 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 513 births (56% of all-time use).
How Hawkins 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 Hawkins's total volume
Hawkins by state
Where Hawkins concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 62 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Utah | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
62 of 918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Hawkins's data
- Hawkins's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (513 total births) through the 2020s (272) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hawkinss (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Hawkins: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Hawkins 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.