Hardin Boy
How popular is Hardin?
#2,108 boy name in 2025
69 baby boys were named Hardin in the US in 2025, making it the 2108th most popular boy name.
Hardin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,108 for boys (▼ 399 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 69 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+1280% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #12,080 in 2015, #2,167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (99 boys) |
| Highest rank | #745 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hardin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hardin family of names ranked #1,349 for boys in 2025 (#1,229 the year before), with 112 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hardin | 69 | 62% |
| Harden | 32 | 29% |
| Hardyn | 11 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hardin is most popular
Babies named Hardin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Hardin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 | #745 |
| 1890s | 21 | #840 |
| 1910s | 119 | #1,386 |
| 1920s | 264 | #790 |
| 1930s | 63 | #2,185 |
| 1940s | 98 | #1,903 |
| 1950s | 79 | #2,390 |
| 1960s | 47 | #2,870 |
| 1970s | 19 | #3,834 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,248 |
| 2000s | 16 | #9,236 |
| 2010s | 57 | #5,551 |
| 2020s | 513 | #1,667 |
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Questions
- Is Hardin a boy or girl name?
- Hardin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hardin were boys.
- How popular is the name Hardin?
- 69 baby boys were named Hardin in the US in 2025, making it the 2108th most popular boy name.
- When was Hardin most popular?
- Hardin peaked in 2021, when 99 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #745 in 1880.
- How many people are named Hardin?
- 1,330 babies have been named Hardin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 757 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Hardin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hardin was most common in Kentucky, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.