Harding vs Harry

Side-by-side comparison of Harding and Harry — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Harding

Boy name · Rank #7773

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Name B

Harry

Boy name · Rank #776

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Metric Harding Harry
Current Rank #7773 #776
Total Births (all years) 1,118 423,531
Peak Year 1921 1918
Peak Year Births 235 9,896
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Harding Harry
1880ss — 22,649
1890ss — 21,330
1900ss — 17,906
1910ss 70 65,874
1920ss 695 86,183
1930ss 44 53,115
1940ss 130 56,245
1950ss 82 43,334
1960ss 27 22,669
1970ss 6 11,654
1980ss 6 7,525
1990ss — 5,403
2000ss 6 4,311
2010ss 28 3,603
2020ss 24 1,730

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Harding Harry
2014 5 337
2015 6 302
2016 6 377
2017 5 401
2018 — 428
2019 — 414
2020 7 345
2021 7 359
2022 — 381
2023 — 323
2024 10 322

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2024.

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