Harriet
#1,071 for girls in 2025, 226 births · Last seen for boys in 1956 at #3,942
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 319 births
- Debut · girls
- 319 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 90,306since 1880
Harriet over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,071 | 226 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,149 | 210 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,129 | 215 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,129 | 218 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,056 | 239 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,074 | 230 | — | |
| 2019 | #988 | 261 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,039 | 248 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,165 | 211 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,353 | 175 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,307 | 182 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,624 | 132 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,646 | 129 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,132 | 89 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,173 | 87 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,010 | 56 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,088 | 55 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,268 | 36 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,850 | 61 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,404 | 44 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,387 | 31 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,347 | 43 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,523 | 38 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,198 | 43 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,527 | 37 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,569 | 34 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,302 | 35 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,152 | 36 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,615 | 30 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,877 | 27 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,830 | 42 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,156 | 35 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,165 | 31 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,612 | 38 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,420 | 41 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,222 | 46 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,786 | 61 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,061 | 50 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,886 | 57 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,112 | 47 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,729 | 60 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,609 | 66 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,638 | 60 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,381 | 76 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,165 | 97 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,339 | 75 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,169 | 92 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,098 | 109 | — | |
| 1970 | #819 | 169 | — | |
| 1969 | #832 | 154 | — | |
| 1968 | #846 | 145 | — | |
| 1967 | #635 | 227 | — | |
| 1966 | #675 | 207 | — | |
| 1965 | #559 | 290 | — | |
| 1964 | #595 | 278 | — | |
| 1963 | #518 | 351 | — | |
| 1962 | #492 | 387 | — | |
| 1961 | #468 | 434 | — | |
| 1960 | #451 | 470 | — | |
| 1959 | #418 | 513 | — | |
| 1958 | #411 | 512 | — | |
| 1957 | #386 | 559 | — | |
| 1956 | #360 | 590 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #327 | 693 | — | |
| 1954 | #314 | 721 | — | |
| 1953 | #293 | 801 | — | |
| 1952 | #270 | 882 | — | |
| 1951 | #251 | 924 | — | |
| 1950 | #246 | 934 | — | |
| 1949 | #225 | 1,102 | — | |
| 1948 | #219 | 1,116 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #201 | 1,324 | — | |
| 1946 | #190 | 1,299 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #176 | 1,175 | — | |
| 1944 | #169 | 1,263 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #165 | 1,444 | — | |
| 1942 | #162 | 1,443 | — | |
| 1941 | #158 | 1,396 | — | |
| 1940 | #157 | 1,363 | — | |
| 1939 | #156 | 1,390 | — | |
| 1938 | #158 | 1,375 | — | |
| 1937 | #153 | 1,421 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #154 | 1,332 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #157 | 1,294 | — | |
| 1934 | #156 | 1,280 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #152 | 1,236 | — | |
| 1932 | #149 | 1,351 | — | |
| 1931 | #143 | 1,415 | — | |
| 1930 | #138 | 1,598 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #135 | 1,697 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #133 | 1,785 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #132 | 1,965 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #133 | 1,986 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #131 | 2,067 | — | |
| 1924 | #128 | 2,189 | — | |
| 1923 | #122 | 2,198 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #117 | 2,237 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #114 | 2,389 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #112 | 2,360 | — | |
| 1919 | #113 | 2,168 | — | |
| 1918 | #106 | 2,345 | — | |
| 1917 | #104 | 2,203 | — | |
| 1916 | #106 | 2,067 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #112 | 1,849 | — | |
| 1914 | #111 | 1,455 | — | |
| 1913 | #125 | 1,039 | — | |
| 1912 | #113 | 1,043 | — | |
| 1911 | #115 | 792 | — | |
| 1910 | #126 | 637 | — | |
| 1909 | #135 | 527 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #126 | 548 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #138 | 477 | — | |
| 1906 | #127 | 497 | — | |
| 1905 | #144 | 413 | — | |
| 1904 | #132 | 448 | — | |
| 1903 | #134 | 416 | — | |
| 1902 | #140 | 399 | — | |
| 1901 | #123 | 414 | — | |
| 1900 | #134 | 461 | — | |
| 1899 | #113 | 431 | — | |
| 1898 | #110 | 491 | — | |
| 1897 | #128 | 383 | — | |
| 1896 | #110 | 437 | — | |
| 1895 | #113 | 435 | — | |
| 1894 | #114 | 411 | — | |
| 1893 | #105 | 428 | — | |
| 1892 | #111 | 402 | — | |
| 1891 | #111 | 354 | — | |
| 1890 | #102 | 399 | — | |
| 1889 | #99 | 397 | — | |
| 1888 | #99 | 389 | — | |
| 1887 | #94 | 342 | — | |
| 1886 | #99 | 341 | — | |
| 1885 | #89 | 342 | — | |
| 1884 | #91 | 339 | — | |
| 1883 | #82 | 341 | — | |
| 1882 | #90 | 289 | — | |
| 1881 | #85 | 270 | — | |
| 1880 | #73 | 319 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harriet was already there! It came in at #73, and was given to 319 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1993–1997, when fewer than 37 girls a year got the name.
Where Harriet is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Minnesota#385 · 1 in 1,636
- Iowa#594 · 1 in 2,600
- Wisconsin#746 · 1 in 3,884
- Ohio#765 · 1 in 4,339
- Massachusetts#844 · 1 in 5,095
Best ever in a state: #23 in Hawaii, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #385 | 15 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Iowa | #594 | 5 | 1 in 2,600 |
| Wisconsin | #746 | 6 | 1 in 3,884 |
| Ohio | #765 | 12 | 1 in 4,339 |
| Massachusetts | #844 | 5 | 1 in 5,095 |
| Maryland | #894 | 5 | 1 in 4,808 |
| North Carolina | #913 | 9 | 1 in 5,034 |
| Indiana | #1,058 | 5 | 1 in 6,059 |
| New York | #1,087 | 14 | 1 in 6,417 |
| Washington | #1,100 | 5 | 1 in 6,429 |
| Illinois | #1,307 | 7 | 1 in 8,232 |
| Texas | #1,354 | 18 | 1 in 9,294 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,415 | 5 | 1 in 10,371 |
| California | #1,899 | 12 | 1 in 16,977 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 78 spots since 2024 (#1,149 → #1,071)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#1,074 → #1,071)
- 236 spots since 2015 (#1,307 → #1,071)
- Biggest jump: 51 spots in 2019 (#1,039 → #988)
- Biggest drop: 279 spots in 1971 (#819 → #1,098)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #73 (319 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 88 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1880–1889
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 285
- Highest: 1 in 285 girls born in 1880 were named Harriet (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,112 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 23.1% of all girls named Harriet (20,873) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,369 | #73 (1880) | #90 |
| 1890s | 4,171 | #102 (1890) | #112 |
| 1900s | 4,600 | #123 (1901) | #133 |
| 1910s | 15,598 | #104 (1917) | #113 |
| 1920s | 20,873 | #112 (1920) | #126 |
| 1930s | 13,692 | #138 (1930) | #152 |
| 1940s | 12,925 | #157 (1940) | #182 |
| 1950s | 7,129 | #246 (1950) | #328 |
| 1960s | 2,943 | #451 (1960) | #607 |
| 1970s | 851 | #819 (1970) | #1,406 |
| 1980s | 453 | #1,786 (1982) | #2,329 |
| 1990s | 345 | #2,830 (1992) | #3,360 |
| 2000s | 449 | #2,850 (2006) | #3,452 |
| 2010s | 1,570 | #988 (2019) | #1,644 |
| 2020s | 1,338 | #1,056 (2021) | #1,101 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Harriet in 2016
girls
#1,353
175 births · 1 in 10,126 girls
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 10,126 of them was named Harriet, which outranked 92.8% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Harriet
- #1,345Reece176
- #1,345Reya176
- #1,345Skylynn176
- #1,353Harriet175
- #1,353Anita175
- #1,353Audra175
- #1,353Destinee175
- #1,358Alessa174
- #1,358Ariadna174
- #1,358Emi174
Tied with 4 names at #1,353; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.