Hawthorne comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Lives where hawthorn hedges grow.
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How popular is Hawthorne?
2016peak year
The name Hawthorne reached its peak in 2016, with 36 registrations (ranked #3185). The name has actually been around since 1916 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4108) today, averaging about 27 new babies per year. Hawthorne's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 408 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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