Hawley
The Story of Hawley
As a girl name
American parents first put Hawley on the record books as a girl name in 1970, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 8 Hawleys were born — ranking #7,469 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Hawleys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 67 Hawleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hawley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1907, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 13 births, good for #2,260 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Hawleys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1979 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 150 Hawleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hawley
Hawley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Hawley's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,260. Use the chart and map above to compare Hawley'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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