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

Female
24.7%
Male
75.3%

This name is Gender Neutral

👥 Age Distribution

Average Age: 81.2 years old

Young (<30) 5
0.4%
Adult (30–60) 203
16.5%
Senior (>60) 1,020
83.1%

📈 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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