Boys' name · since 1893
Harden
Harden has 771 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,519 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
771 babies have been named Harden since 1893, making it today's #3519 boys' name.
Harden has 771 recorded births among boys since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3519 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #6,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,519 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 771 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harden ranks #6,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,519 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 771 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,519 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Harden's 771 recorded births place it above 86.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Harden compares
771 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Harden's all-time total is 109% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 771 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Harden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harden's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Harden by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (273 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Harden's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Harden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 55
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
273 births
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 63
1950s
63 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 273 births (35% of all-time use).
How Harden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Harden's total volume
Harden by state
Where Harden concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 33 | 4.3% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 29 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 9 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.9% |
33 of 771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Harden appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Harden's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (273 total births) through the 2020s (187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Hardens (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Harden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~132 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Harden draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.