Girls' name · since 1880
Harriett
21,621 babies named Harriett in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,547 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,621
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Harriett is the #6547 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 21,621 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Harriett recorded 21,621 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #6547 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,547 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,621 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harriett ranks #1,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,547 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,621 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,547 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,621
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Harriett's 21,621 recorded births place it above 98.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Harriett compares
21,621 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Harriett's all-time total is 58x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harriett | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,621 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 585 | 21 | 19,840 |
Harriett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harriett's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 585, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harriett popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 585
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Harriett popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1940 (Harriett as boys' name)
Harriett by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (4,602 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Harriett's strongest decade.
4,602 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Harriett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 938
1880s
938 births
- 1890s 1,199
1890s
1,199 births
- 1900s 1,226
1900s
1,226 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,839 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,602 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,038 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,064 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,998 births
- 1960s 976
1960s
976 births
- 1970s 289
1970s
289 births
- 1980s 177
1980s
177 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 89
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,602 births (21% of all-time use).
How Harriett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Harriett's total volume
Harriett by state
Where Harriett concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,174 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,173 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 967 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 962 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 941 | 4.4% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 920 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 764 | 3.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 689 | 3.2% |
1,174 of 21,621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Harriett appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Harriett's data
- Harriett's decade-level peak was the 1920s (4,602 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Harrietts (1,174 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Harriett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
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 Harriett 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.