Names / Boy names
Hawthorn
Current rank
#7,866
holding steady
All-time peak
#5,415
in 2021
First recorded
2012
in U.S. data
Children named
112
since 2012
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,415 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Hawthorn tree with blossoms. It first appears in American naming data in 2012. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 112 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.
