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Hawk

Boy

Meaning of Hawk: English: 'bird of prey'

Hawk is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4887th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4887

19 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

989

First recorded 1982 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 27 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 33 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 40 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 87 babies2018: 68 babies2019: 63 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 41 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 19 babies
US babies named Hawk per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 87.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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