Boys' name · since 1880
Hardy
Hardy has 5,814 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,481 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,814
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
5,814 babies have been named Hardy since 1880, making it today's #2481 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hardy has been recorded 5,814 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2481 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,625 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,481 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,814 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hardy ranks #1,625 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,481 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,814 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,481 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,814
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hardy's 5,814 recorded births place it above 96.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hardy compares
5,814 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Hardy's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hardy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,814 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 151 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hardy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hardy's full recorded timeline at 1953, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 151 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hardy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hardy popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1927 (Hardy as girls' name)
Hardy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (958 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Hardy's strongest decade.
958 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Hardy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 191
1880s
191 births
- 1890s 194
1890s
194 births
- 1900s 188
1900s
188 births
- 1910s
1910s
549 births
- 1920s
1920s
958 births
- 1930s
1930s
598 births
- 1940s
1940s
737 births
- 1950s
1950s
554 births
- 1960s
1960s
432 births
- 1970s 268
1970s
268 births
- 1980s 193
1980s
193 births
- 1990s 161
1990s
161 births
- 2000s 180
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 312
2010s
312 births
- 2020s 299
2020s
299 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 958 births (16% of all-time use).
How Hardy 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 Hardy's total volume
Hardy by state
Where Hardy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 545 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 318 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 306 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 290 | 5.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 276 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 141 | 2.4% |
| #7 | California | | 108 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 75 | 1.3% |
545 of 5,814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Hardy appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hardy's data
- Hardy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (958 total births); usage has since declined to 299 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hardys (545 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hardy
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hardy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hardy: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Hardy 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.