Boys' name · since 1880
Hardie
Hardie has 644 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 644
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hardie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 644 have been recorded since 1880.
Hardie has 644 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1880 to 1979.
- #6,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 644 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hardie ranks #6,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 644 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 644
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hardie's 644 recorded births place it above 85.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Hardie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hardie's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hardie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1979
- Peak year (1921)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Hardie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (180 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Hardie's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Hardie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 22
1880s
22 births
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s
1920s
180 births
- 1930s
1930s
112 births
- 1940s
1940s
89 births
- 1950s 68
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 180 births (28% of all-time use).
How Hardie 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 Hardie's total volume
Hardie by state
Where Hardie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 17 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
17 of 644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Hardie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Hardies (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hardie: 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 (~99 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, 1880–1979 (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 Hardie 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.