How Many People Are Named Hawk?
An estimated 960 people in the United States have the first name Hawk. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Hawk peaked in popularity in 2017 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hawk 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 Hawk paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
960
About 1 in 357,036 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2017
87 births
Total Registered
970
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hawk
Hawk is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 970 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hawk as a male name
Ranked #3,343 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (87 births)
Hawk: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hawk span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 489 babies were registered. While Hawk is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hawk by Decade
How has Hawk 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.
Hawk by State
Birth registrations for Hawk span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, Ohio. On average, about 19 Hawks were registered per state.
Hawk + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hawk as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hawk
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hawk: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hawk?
We estimate approximately 960 people named Hawk 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 357,036 Americans share this first name.
Is Hawk a common name?
Hawk is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 970 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hawk most popular?
Hawk reached peak popularity in 2017, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hawk is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hawk a male name?
Hawk is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hawk Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hawk Smith, Hawk Johnson, Hawk 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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