How Many People Are Named Hastings?
An estimated 61 people in the United States have the first name Hastings. It is predominantly male (93.2%). The average bearer is 7 years old, and Hastings peaked in popularity in 2023 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hastings as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hastings paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hastings is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
61
About 1 in 5,618,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.2% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
13 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hastings
Hastings is predominantly male (93.2%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Hastings as a male name
Ranked #9,284 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (13 births)
Hastings as a female name
Ranked #17,495 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 2014 (5 births)
Hastings: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hastings span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 37 babies were registered. Hastings remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hastings by Decade
How has Hastings tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hastings + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hastings as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hastings
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hastings: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hastings?
We estimate approximately 61 people named Hastings are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,618,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Hastings a common name?
Hastings is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hastings most popular?
Hastings reached peak popularity in 2023, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hastings is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hastings a male name?
Hastings is predominantly male. 93.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hastings Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hastings Smith, Hastings Johnson, Hastings Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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