Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Hiawatha

Gender

Male

Origin

Native American
River creator; historical Iroquois leader (Onodaga tribe) who helped bring about a peace of the five nations of the Iroquois people

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Literary

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1934 (rank #1322, 26 births); most recent 2004 (rank #11342, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #3696, 11 births); most recent 1977 (rank #6888, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data