Unisex name · since 1890
Hartford
Hartford has 456 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,327 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,462 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 456
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hartford is the #6462 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 456 recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Hartford recorded 456 times among boys since 1890, holding rank #6462 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, 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 1890 to 2025.
- #8,327 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,462 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 456 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hartford ranks #8,327 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,462 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 456 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,327 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,462 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 456
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hartford's 456 recorded births place it above 81.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hartford compares
456 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Hartford's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hartford | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 456 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hartford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hartford's full recorded timeline at 1940, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hartford popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Hartford popularity over time - girls
71 total births recorded since 2021 (Hartford as girls' name)
Hartford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Hartford's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Hartford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
48 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hartford's data
- Hartford's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Hartford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Hartford 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.