How many Hawthornes are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Hawthorne are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Hawthorne in 2025?

Hawthorne ranks #4249 among US boy names in 2025, with 24 babies given the name.

How rare is the name Hawthorne?

About 1 in every 71,170 US boys born in 2025 was named Hawthorne — 24 in all.

Will my child share the name Hawthorne with classmates?

Hawthorne will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Hawthorne

Masculine

Hawthorne is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 426 boys against 6 girls since 1880.

#4249 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year

rare24 boys in 2025

Hawthorne entered the US charts in 1916, peaked at #2964 in 1943, ranks #4249 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Hawthorne?

Hawthorne first appears in US birth records in 1916 — 109 years ago. The typical Hawthorne is a kid of about 8 — this name's wave is very recent. About 400 people named Hawthorne are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Hawthorne most popular?

Hawthorne peaked in 1943, reaching #2964 nationally. Today it ranks #4249, 1,285 places below that high. See the whole 1943 chart.

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What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1916
Most boys named: 201636 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #2964reached in 1943
Change vs 2024: −7.7%24 in 2025, from 26

Hawthorne sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2016, with 36 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Hawthornes among us

400

people named Hawthorne are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 71,170 born in 2025 was named Hawthorne

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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What happens to a name after it peaks

The Larance test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Hawthorne's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Larance climbed just as high around 1920, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Larance's path sketches the road Hawthorne is walking now.

40%chance Hawthorne will feel “very 2020s” by 2040

Hawthorne, aligned on its peakLarance· peak 1920not yet written

Hawthorne today is about where Larance stood in 2002 — 82 years past a #2967-sized peak. Within 15 years, Larance had drifted out of the mainstream charts.

Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Hawthorne sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Hawthorne beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Hawthorne in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Hawthornethis name24#4249Guadalupe24#4249Denny24#4249Hughes24#4249Erling24#4249

US boys given each name in 2025.

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How many Hawthornes are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Hawthorne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Hawthorne in 2025?: Hawthorne ranks #4249 among US boy names in 2025, with 24 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Hawthorne?: About 1 in every 71,170 US boys born in 2025 was named Hawthorne — 24 in all.
Will my child share the name Hawthorne with classmates?: Hawthorne will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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