Given name & surname · also American
Hawkins
“a cunning woman”·“resembling a small hawk”
Hawkins is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a cunning woman” (American) and “resembling a small hawk” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a cunning woman” (American) and “resembling a small hawk” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with American and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hawkins through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 933
- 918 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,544 for boys · #15,753 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,544 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 88 in 2016. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 777 as a first name in 2020; 135,632 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.
Hawkins’s family of names
Hawkins has a related form in Haukens. Hawkins has a related form in Haukins. Hawkins has a related form in Haukuns.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Hawkensvariant
- Hawkynsvariant · English
- Hawkingsvariant · English
- Hawkingvariant · English
- Haukynvariant
- Haukinsvariant
- Haukunsvariant
- Hawkunsvariant
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