Harriett
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · Last seen for boys in 1940 at #3,459
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 83 births
- Debut · girls
- 83 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,621since 1880
Harriett over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Harriett has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #6,546 | 17 | — | |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | — | |
| 2023 | #7,640 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | — | |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | — | |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | — | |
| 2018 | #7,409 | 15 | — | |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | — | |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | — | |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | — | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | — | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | — | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | — | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | — | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | — | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | — | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | — | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | — | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,716 | 15 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,290 | 34 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,223 | 35 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,035 | 41 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,599 | 59 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,591 | 56 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,575 | 53 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,225 | 77 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,097 | 91 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,073 | 103 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,073 | 101 | — | |
| 1962 | #925 | 131 | — | |
| 1961 | #911 | 141 | — | |
| 1960 | #838 | 152 | — | |
| 1959 | #854 | 143 | — | |
| 1958 | #813 | 153 | — | |
| 1957 | #802 | 159 | — | |
| 1956 | #724 | 178 | — | |
| 1955 | #696 | 182 | — | |
| 1954 | #610 | 221 | — | |
| 1953 | #559 | 244 | — | |
| 1952 | #610 | 204 | — | |
| 1951 | #512 | 262 | — | |
| 1950 | #513 | 252 | — | |
| 1949 | #516 | 250 | — | |
| 1948 | #482 | 277 | — | |
| 1947 | #446 | 335 | — | |
| 1946 | #451 | 295 | — | |
| 1945 | #432 | 274 | — | |
| 1944 | #407 | 309 | — | |
| 1943 | #392 | 344 | — | |
| 1942 | #377 | 356 | — | |
| 1941 | #381 | 320 | — | |
| 1940 | #380 | 304 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #381 | 299 | — | |
| 1938 | #344 | 345 | — | |
| 1937 | #352 | 334 | — | |
| 1936 | #368 | 297 | — | |
| 1935 | #386 | 272 | — | |
| 1934 | #390 | 273 | — | |
| 1933 | #383 | 283 | — | |
| 1932 | #371 | 300 | — | |
| 1931 | #367 | 305 | — | |
| 1930 | #372 | 330 | — | |
| 1929 | #374 | 322 | — | |
| 1928 | #347 | 379 | — | |
| 1927 | #336 | 399 | — | |
| 1926 | #343 | 379 | — | |
| 1925 | #309 | 462 | — | |
| 1924 | #301 | 492 | — | |
| 1923 | #283 | 522 | — | |
| 1922 | #286 | 519 | — | |
| 1921 | #284 | 543 | — | |
| 1920 | #270 | 585 | — | |
| 1919 | #277 | 527 | — | |
| 1918 | #267 | 564 | — | |
| 1917 | #266 | 542 | — | |
| 1916 | #268 | 511 | — | |
| 1915 | #275 | 460 | — | |
| 1914 | #274 | 359 | — | |
| 1913 | #293 | 260 | — | |
| 1912 | #278 | 262 | — | |
| 1911 | #294 | 177 | — | |
| 1910 | #290 | 177 | — | |
| 1909 | #305 | 141 | — | |
| 1908 | #332 | 115 | — | |
| 1907 | #287 | 145 | — | |
| 1906 | #287 | 134 | — | |
| 1905 | #312 | 116 | — | |
| 1904 | #319 | 104 | — | |
| 1903 | #293 | 112 | — | |
| 1902 | #304 | 108 | — | |
| 1901 | #300 | 101 | — | |
| 1900 | #267 | 150 | — | |
| 1899 | #266 | 116 | — | |
| 1898 | #245 | 144 | — | |
| 1897 | #261 | 118 | — | |
| 1896 | #243 | 131 | — | |
| 1895 | #244 | 127 | — | |
| 1894 | #249 | 118 | — | |
| 1893 | #241 | 119 | — | |
| 1892 | #252 | 111 | — | |
| 1891 | #241 | 101 | — | |
| 1890 | #228 | 114 | — | |
| 1889 | #227 | 105 | — | |
| 1888 | #207 | 118 | — | |
| 1887 | #221 | 89 | — | |
| 1886 | #205 | 92 | — | |
| 1885 | #222 | 78 | — | |
| 1884 | #170 | 105 | — | |
| 1883 | #175 | 91 | — | |
| 1882 | #167 | 91 | — | |
| 1881 | #157 | 86 | — | |
| 1880 | #156 | 83 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harriett was already there! It came in at #156, and was given to 83 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Harriett is popular in 1937
- 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
- Maryland#171 · 1 in 991
- Indiana#193 · 1 in 1,500
- Maine#203 · 1 in 1,221
- Colorado#214 · 1 in 1,209
- Ohio#219 · 1 in 1,941
Best ever in a state: #80 in Delaware, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #171 | 12 | 1 in 991 |
| Indiana | #193 | 16 | 1 in 1,500 |
| Maine | #203 | 5 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Colorado | #214 | 7 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Ohio | #219 | 25 | 1 in 1,941 |
| Florida | #222 | 11 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Iowa | #222 | 10 | 1 in 1,824 |
| Georgia | #242 | 22 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Nebraska | #246 | 5 | 1 in 1,817 |
| South Carolina | #251 | 12 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Michigan | #259 | 16 | 1 in 2,492 |
| Virginia | #264 | 11 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Alabama | #271 | 16 | 1 in 1,805 |
| Missouri | #280 | 11 | 1 in 2,358 |
| Massachusetts | #307 | 6 | 1 in 4,549 |
| Pennsylvania | #307 | 20 | 1 in 3,579 |
| North Carolina | #309 | 14 | 1 in 2,608 |
| Illinois | #340 | 14 | 1 in 3,710 |
| New York | #340 | 20 | 1 in 4,177 |
| Oklahoma | #347 | 7 | 1 in 2,783 |
| California | #361 | 13 | 1 in 3,123 |
| Texas | #647 | 9 | 1 in 6,208 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
Rising
- 4,576 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #6,546)
- 5,596 spots since 2020 (#12,142 → #6,546)
- 3,602 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #6,546)
- Biggest jump: 51 spots in 1953 (#610 → #559)
- Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1963 (#925 → #1,073)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #156 (83 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 91 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 83 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,069
- Highest: 1 in 1,069 girls born in 1881 were named Harriett (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #156 in 1880, was only 1 in 1,096 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 21.3% of all girls named Harriett (4,602) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 938 | #156 (1880) | #191 |
| 1890s | 1,199 | #228 (1890) | #247 |
| 1900s | 1,226 | #267 (1900) | #301 |
| 1910s | 3,839 | #266 (1917) | #278 |
| 1920s | 4,602 | #270 (1920) | #313 |
| 1930s | 3,038 | #344 (1938) | #371 |
| 1940s | 3,064 | #377 (1942) | #426 |
| 1950s | 1,998 | #512 (1951) | #669 |
| 1960s | 976 | #838 (1960) | #1,159 |
| 1970s | 289 | #1,599 (1970) | #2,995 |
| 1980s | 177 | #3,002 (1980) | #4,651 |
| 1990s | 84 | #5,004 (1991) | #11,051 |
| 2000s | 38 | #10,102 (2001) | #14,137 |
| 2010s | 89 | #7,409 (2018) | #11,241 |
| 2020s | 64 | #6,546 (2025) | #9,707 |
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.
Harriett in 1937
girls
#352
334 births · 1 in 3,186 girls
Top girls' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 3,186 of them was named Harriett, which outranked 92.9% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Harriett
Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.