unisex name

Hawley

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 259

Hawley is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 26% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2018 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1918, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1907.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Hawley over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

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Births named Hawley by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 27
1920s 68
1930s 28
1940s 7
1950s 10
1970s 15
1980s 33
1990s 7
2000s 11
2010s (to 2018) 6

How popular is Hawley?

In 2018, Hawley was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Hawley is used

England & Wales #4,493 4 in 2020
United States #15,297 6 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Hawley

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Hawley also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hawley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Hawley

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hawley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Hawley

How popular is the name Hawley?

In 2018, Hawley was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Hawley a girl's or a boy's name?

Hawley is used for both girls and boys. About 26% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Hawley?

Hawley has 2 syllables.

When was Hawley most popular?

Hawley peaked in 1918, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.