Hiawatha
Hiawatha was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1339th with 26 babies. More babies were named Hiawatha in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedboys
- Babies in 2025
- 0boys
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193426 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,228babies recorded
Hiawatha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #5,158 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | #3,377 | — | 9 |
| 1960 | #4,924 | #2,599 | 8 | 11 |
| 1950 | #4,958 | #1,773 | 6 | 18 |
| 1940 | — | #2,388 | — | 10 |
| 1930 | — | #2,123 | — | 14 |
| 1920 | #3,760 | #2,273 | 8 | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Hiawatha, counting every spelling?
Hiawatha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Hiawatha?
About 400 people born in the US named Hiawatha are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 54 and 75. That makes Hiawatha a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Hiawatha
How popular is the name Hiawatha?
Hiawatha was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1339th with 26 babies. More babies were named Hiawatha in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Hiawatha a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 303 girls and 925 boys.