How Many People Are Named Hawley?
An estimated 86 people in the United States have the first name Hawley. It is used for both genders, with 69.1% male. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Hawley peaked in popularity in 1918 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hawley 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 Hawley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hawley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
86
About 1 in 3,985,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
69.1% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1918
13 births
Total Registered
217
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hawley
Hawley is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (69.1%) and females (30.9%). Out of 217 total births registered, 150 were male and 67 were female.
Hawley as a male name
Ranked #6,427 in 1979
5 male births in 1979
Peak: 1918 (13 births)
Hawley as a female name
Ranked #14,461 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1982 (8 births)
Hawley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hawley span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 68 babies were registered. Hawley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hawley by Decade
How has Hawley 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.
Hawley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hawley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hawley
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hawley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hawley?
We estimate approximately 86 people named Hawley 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 3,985,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Hawley a common name?
Hawley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 217 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hawley most popular?
Hawley reached peak popularity in 1918, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hawley is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hawley a male name?
Hawley is predominantly male. 69.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hawley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hawley Smith, Hawley Johnson, Hawley 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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