Hartford — #9895 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Hartford

The Social Security Administration has registered 442 babies named Hartford between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hartford currently holds the #9895 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Hartford is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 53 additional births since 2021.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hartford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Hartford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hartford in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 442 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.