Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Hawken as a surname is an affectionate form of HAW.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hawken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 279
- 279 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −72%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 246 as a first name in 2020; 591 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.
Hawken’s family of names
In English usage, Hawken as a surname is an affectionate form of HAW.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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