Given name & surname
Hawke
“resembling the bird”
Hawke is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “resembling the bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “resembling the bird.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hawke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 192
- 192 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,697 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hawke’s family of names
Hawke has a related form in Hawk. Hawke has a related form in Hawkea. Hawke has a related form in Hawkee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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