How Many People Are Named Hiawatha?
1,228
people in the United States are named Hiawatha
1 in 272,801 people has this name
Popularity Rank
#10245
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
0.0004%
Of US population
Peak Year
1934
31 births
Trend
→
Stable
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Origin:
History, Native American, Iroquois
Pronunciation:
hie-ə-WAHTH-ə (English)
Gender:
Primarily Male
Meaning:
From the Iroquoian name Haio-went-ha meaning "he who combs". This was the name of a 16th-century Mohawk leader who founded the Iroquois Confederacy. He was later the subject of a fictionalized 1855 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
⚧ Gender Distribution
This name is Gender Neutral
👥 Age Distribution
Average Age: 81.2 years old
📈 Popularity Over Time
Births per year from 1911 to 2004
📍 State-Wise Distribution
Texas
17
Alabama
11
North Carolina
10
Virginia
5
💡 Fun Facts About "Hiawatha"
- 0 babies were named Hiawatha in 2024
- Most popular in the year 1934
- Currently stable in popularity
- First recorded in 1911
- Most popular in Texas
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