Hawthorne
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning hawthorn tree; thorny shrub.
Babies a year
29
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Hawthorne by the numbers
Hawthorne was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 36 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hawthorne. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hawthornhawthorn tree; thorny shrub bearing berries7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Hawthorne, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hawthorne
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