Hasten
National Anthem of Saudi Arabia is the national anthem of Saudi Arabia. It was first officially adopted in 1950 without lyrics. The piece was gifted by the King Farouk of Egypt when King Abd al-Aziz made a visit to Egypt. It was then adopted again in 1984 with lyrics written by Ibrahim Khafaji.
Meaning & Origin of Hasten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
National Anthem of Saudi Arabia is the national anthem of Saudi Arabia. It was first officially adopted in 1950 without lyrics. The piece was gifted by the King Farouk of Egypt when King Abd al-Aziz made a visit to Egypt. It was then adopted again in 1984 with lyrics written by Ibrahim Khafaji.
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The Story of Hasten
Hasten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 9 Hastens were born — ranking #8,062 that year. As of 2026, Hasten ranks #8,914 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 122 Hastens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hasten
Hasten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 122 births in the dataset. Hasten's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #8,062. Use the chart and map above to compare Hasten's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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