Hawk
Hawk was the 5099th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1772nd with 87 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,767 places. More babies were named Hawk in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,099 boys, down 2,651 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201787 babies
- Total since 1880
- 989babies recorded
Hawk popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,099 | 19 |
| 2020 | #2,448 | 53 |
| 2010 | #3,850 | 27 |
| 2000 | #6,499 | 10 |
| 1990 | #7,508 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hawk, counting every spelling?
Hawk is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk | 19 | #5,099 | 182 |
| Hawke | — | — | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hawk?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hawk (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hawk born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hawk.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hawk?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Hawk are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Hawk a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hawk by state
How common Hawk was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hawk: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hawk, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hawk
How popular is the name Hawk?
Hawk was the 5099th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1772nd with 87 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,767 places. More babies were named Hawk in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hawk a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hawk in the US.
Where is Hawk most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hawk was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys).