Harriett Girl
How popular is Harriett?
#6,545 girl name in 2025
17 baby girls were named Harriett in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
6,089living people named Harriett (est.)
76median age of people named Harriett
21,626babies named Harriett since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Harriett popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,545 for girls (▲ 4572 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,143 in 2015, #12,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (585 girls) |
| Highest rank | #156 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Harriett counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Harriet family of names ranked #875 for girls in 2025 (#970 the year before), with 255 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Harriett by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 938 | #156 |
| 1890s | 1,199 | #228 |
| 1900s | 1,226 | #267 |
| 1910s | 3,839 | #266 |
| 1920s | 4,602 | #270 |
| 1930s | 3,038 | #344 |
| 1940s | 3,064 | #377 |
| 1950s | 1,998 | #511 |
| 1960s | 976 | #838 |
| 1970s | 289 | #1,599 |
| 1980s | 177 | #3,002 |
| 1990s | 84 | #4,998 |
| 2000s | 38 | #10,095 |
| 2010s | 89 | #7,405 |
| 2020s | 64 | #6,545 |
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Questions
- Is Harriett a boy or girl name?
- Harriett is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Harriett were girls.
- How popular is the name Harriett?
- 17 baby girls were named Harriett in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
- When was Harriett most popular?
- Harriett peaked in 1920, when 585 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #156 in 1880.
- How many people are named Harriett?
- 21,626 babies have been named Harriett in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,089 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 76.
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.