Harriet

Boy · recorded 1908–1956

  • 1956last recorded
  • 1908best year

Most popular in 1908.

Last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Harriet.

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Its story

Popularity since 1908

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 18 recorded years as a table
Harriet, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190832
190930
19169
19215
19225
19236
19265
19279
19288
192910
19307
19346
19367
19375
19444
19464
19483
19562

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Harriet isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1956
5
Rank in 1956
#3,942
How rare
1 in 423,060 boys
Since 1908
121

Harriet was last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1908, at 32 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Harriet doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.