Harden

Where Harden comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Harden.

Harden through the years
  1. 1893
    First appearance
    #1,035 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1913
    Harden Dean born
    Australian rules footballer
  3. 1921
    Peak, #733
    81 babies named Harden, the most in any year.
  4. 1923
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,020.
  5. 1927
    Harden M. McConnell born
    American chemist
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Harden M. McConnell · American chemist, 1927–2014
  • Harden Dean · Australian rules footballer, 1913–1982
  • Harden Sidney Melville · British painter, 1824–1894

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.