Girls' name · since 1892
Hatty
Hatty has 53 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hatty sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 53 recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hatty has been recorded 53 times among girls since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2012.
- #34,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hatty ranks #34,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hatty's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hatty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hatty's full recorded timeline at 1929, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hatty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2012
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Hatty by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (18 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Hatty's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Hatty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
10 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hatty's data
- Hatty's decade-level peak was the 1920s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Hatty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1892–2012 (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 Hatty 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.