Hawke
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAWK
- Origin
- English
Hawke is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “hawk”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hawke mean?
English: surname from Old English hafoc 'hawk'
“hawk”
From an English surname for a falconer or someone thought hawk-like, from Old English hafoc 'hawk'.
Is Hawke a girl's or a boy's name?
Hawke is a boys' name.
How popular is Hawke in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Hawke in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hawke in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
Names like Hawke
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Hawke
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hawke: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hawke, updated 20 October 2026.