How Many People Are Named Hawo?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Hawo. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Hawo peaked in popularity in 2006 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hawo 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 Hawo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hawo is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2006
8 births
Total Registered
61
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hawo
Hawo is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 61 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hawo as a female name
Ranked #14,201 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2006 (8 births)
Hawo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hawo span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 34 babies were registered. Hawo has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hawo by Decade
How has Hawo 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.
Hawo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hawo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hawo
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hawo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hawo?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Hawo 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 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Hawo a common name?
Hawo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hawo most popular?
Hawo reached peak popularity in 2006, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hawo is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hawo a female name?
Hawo is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hawo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hawo Smith, Hawo Johnson, Hawo 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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