Unisex name · since 1984
Hartley
2,219 babies named Hartley in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,456 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,219
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,219 babies have been named Hartley since 1984, making it today's #1456 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Hartley recorded 2,219 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #1456 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #4,398 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,456 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,219 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hartley ranks #4,398 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,456 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,219 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,456 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,219
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hartley's 2,219 recorded births place it above 93.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hartley compares
2,219 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Hartley's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hartley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,219 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hartley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hartley's full recorded timeline at 2007, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 148 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hartley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Hartley popularity over time - boys
1,608 total births recorded since 1892 (Hartley as boys' name)
Hartley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,213 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Hartley's strongest decade.
1,213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Hartley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 169
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,213 births
- 2020s
2020s
750 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,213 births (55% of all-time use).
How Hartley 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 Hartley's total volume
Hartley by state
Where Hartley concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 192 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 155 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 125 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 84 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 68 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 54 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 40 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.2% |
192 of 2,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Hartley appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hartley's data
- Hartley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,213 total births) through the 2020s (750) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hartleys (192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Hartley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Hartley 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.