Given name & surname
Hawthorn
“from the hawthorn tree”
Hawthorn is a variant of Hawthorne. One English interpretation is “from the hawthorn tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hawthorn is a variant of Hawthorne. One English interpretation is “from the hawthorn tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hawthorn is a variant of Hawthorne. An origin associated with Hawthorne is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hawthorn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 112 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,866 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +66%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,866 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,100 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.
Hawthorn’s family of names
Hawthorn has a related form in Hawthorne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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