Unisex name · since 1907
Hawley
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Hawley, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hawley sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 150 recorded since 1907.
Hawley has 150 recorded births among boys since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1979.
- #14,743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 150 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hawley ranks #14,743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hawley's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hawley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hawley's full recorded timeline at 1926, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hawley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1979
- Peak year (1918)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Hawley popularity over time - girls
67 total births recorded since 1970 (Hawley as girls' name)
Hawley by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (68 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Hawley's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Hawley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 68 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hawley's data
- Hawley's decade-level peak was the 1920s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hawley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1907–1979 (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 Hawley 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.