Hastings
Hastings is a surname of English and Irish origin, and is used also as a given name.
Meaning & Origin of Hastings
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hastings is a surname of English and Irish origin, and is used also as a given name.
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The Story of Hastings
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Hastings as a girl name dates back to 2014, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Hastings — #16,513 in the national rankings. Hastings last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Hastings on the record books as a boy name in 1912, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 13 Hastingss were born — ranking #6,513 that year. About 54% of every Hastings on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Hastings last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 68 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Hastings
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hastings is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hustings
- Hasting
- Tastings
- Hosting
- Hoisting
- Husting
- Heisting
- Histones
- Hissings
- Listings
- Hostiles
- Postings
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hastings
Hastings is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Hastings's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Hastings'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.