US rank #4074 Boys' name Peak 2016 402 births

Hawthorne — #4074 US boys' name

402 babies named Hawthorne in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s171930s51940s121950s141990s52000s292010s1882020s114
#4074
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Hawthorne was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

36 babies were named Hawthorne in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hawthorne

The Social Security Administration has registered 402 babies named Hawthorne between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hawthorne currently holds the #4074 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hawthorne performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Hawthorne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hawthorne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hawthorne 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 402 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.

Hawthorne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

402

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2016

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,074

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hawthorne popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
36
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220061954192919181916 6

Hawthorne popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2016 (Hawthorne as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2016 6

Hawthorne by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
188 births that decade — 47% of Hawthorne's all-time total
1910s181920s171930s51940s121950s141990s52000s292010s1882020s114

Hawthorne by state

Where Hawthorne concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hawthorne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Hawthorne's total US births 1.2%

5 of 402 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hawthorne?
402 babies have been named Hawthorne since 1916. It currently ranks #4074 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 36 births.
When was Hawthorne most popular?
Hawthorne was most popular in the 2010s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Hawthorne most popular?
The top states for the name Hawthorne are California (5 births).
How long has the name Hawthorne been used?
Hawthorne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hawthorne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hawk, Hawkins, 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, 1916–2024 (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.