Names / Boy names
Hawthorne
Current rank
#4,305
holding steady
All-time peak
#3,062
in 1956
First recorded
1916
in U.S. data
Children named
432
since 1916
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,062 in 1956 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Hawthorne was first recorded in 1916. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 432 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.