Like a hawk or related to the bird of prey
Derived from the Middle English and Old English roots associated with the hawk. It likely originated as a surname or a diminutive form of the name Hawk, signifying someone with hawk-like characteristics or a falconer.
Less common today
Hawken isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,411 in 2017.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Famous 19th-century gunsmith known for the Hawken rifle
