US rank #3333 Boys' name Peak 2016 886 births

Hawkins — #3333 US boys' name

886 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.

1910s51920s101990s322000s862010s5132020s240
#3333
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Hawkins was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

88 babies were named Hawkins in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hawkins

The Social Security Administration has registered 886 babies named Hawkins between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hawkins currently holds the #3333 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hawkins performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 513 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hawkins shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hawkins in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hawkins 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 886 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.

Hawkins at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

886

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2016

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,333

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hawkins popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
88
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004199919901914 5

Hawkins popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2021 (Hawkins as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20232021 5

Hawkins by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
513 births that decade — 58% of Hawkins's all-time total
1910s51920s101990s322000s862010s5132020s240

Hawkins by state

Where Hawkins concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Hawkins
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
62 7.0%
#2 Tennessee
17 1.9%
#3 California
14 1.6%
#4 Utah
12 1.4%
#5 North Carolina
11 1.2%
#6 Florida
6 0.7%
#7 Georgia
5 0.6%
Texas share of Hawkins's total US births 7.0%
Even split

62 of 886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hawkins?
886 babies have been named Hawkins since 1914. It currently ranks #3333 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 88 births.
When was Hawkins most popular?
Hawkins was most popular in the 2010s decade with 513 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Hawkins most popular?
The top states for the name Hawkins are Texas (62 births), Tennessee (17 births), California (14 births).
How long has the name Hawkins been used?
Hawkins has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hawkins?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hawk, Hawthorne, Hawken, Hawke, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1914–2024 (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.