Boys' name · since 1907
Hargis
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 190 babies named Hargis, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,271 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 190
- born since 1907
- 1930s
- peak decade
Hargis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 190 recorded since 1907.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hargis has been recorded 190 times among boys since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1965.
- #13,271 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 190 born since 1907
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hargis ranks #13,271 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1907, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,271 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 190
- born since 1907
- 1930s
- peak decade
Hargis's 190 recorded births place it above 70.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Hargis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hargis splits its recorded history at 1932: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hargis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1965
- Peak year (1916)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Hargis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (60 births, 32% of the file).
1930s was Hargis's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Hargis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 60 births (32% of all-time use).
Hargis by state
Where Hargis concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 100 | 52.6% |
100 of 190 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hargis's data
- Hargis's decade-level peak was the 1930s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Hargiss (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Hargis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1907–1965 (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 Hargis 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.