Girls' name · since 1901
Harrietta
Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 497 babies named Harrietta, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 497
- born since 1901
- 1940s
- peak decade
497 girls have been named Harrietta since 1901, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Harrietta recorded 497 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1982.
- #11,901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 497 born since 1901
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harrietta ranks #11,901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 497 born since 1901, peaking in the 1940s.
- #11,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 497
- born since 1901
- 1940s
- peak decade
Harrietta's 497 recorded births place it above 83.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Harrietta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harrietta's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harrietta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1982
- Peak year (1950)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Harrietta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (115 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Harrietta's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Harrietta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
105 births
- 1930s
1930s
71 births
- 1940s
1940s
115 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 115 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Harrietta's data
- Harrietta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Harrietta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1901–1982 (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 Harrietta 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.