Hathaway comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning One who lives near the heath.
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How popular is Hathaway?
2017peak year
The name Hathaway reached its peak in 2017, with 14 registrations (ranked #8004). It had only entered records 1 years earlier, in 2016. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11860) today, averaging about 9 new babies per year. Hathaway has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 71 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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