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Harriet Name Origin: German
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Pronunciation: ha(r)-riet
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Infographic of Harriet name meaning, which is “Mistress of the home,” from the Germanic hag (an enclosure; the home) and rihhi (ruler). Regarded as a diminutive of Harry, which is a variant of Henry.
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Harriet Name Popularity
How popular is the name Harriet? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
132 |
588 |
0.167% |
| 1911 |
115 |
763 |
0.2049% |
| 1912 |
112 |
1,018 |
0.2019% |
| 1913 |
126 |
1,016 |
0.1792% |
| 1914 |
111 |
1,440 |
0.2066% |
| 1915 |
112 |
1,828 |
0.2012% |
| 1916 |
106 |
2,054 |
0.2126% |
| 1917 |
104 |
2,182 |
0.2181% |
| 1918 |
107 |
2,322 |
0.2164% |
| 1919 |
109 |
2,161 |
0.2064% |
| 1920 |
110 |
2,352 |
0.2115% |
| 1921 |
114 |
2,370 |
0.207% |
| 1922 |
117 |
2,228 |
0.2% |
| 1923 |
122 |
2,184 |
0.195% |
| 1924 |
128 |
2,172 |
0.187% |
| 1925 |
131 |
2,054 |
0.1817% |
| 1926 |
133 |
1,959 |
0.1781% |
| 1927 |
132 |
1,948 |
0.176% |
| 1928 |
133 |
1,771 |
0.1655% |
| 1929 |
134 |
1,691 |
0.1633% |
| 1930 |
138 |
1,587 |
0.1519% |
| 1931 |
142 |
1,402 |
0.142% |
| 1932 |
148 |
1,331 |
0.1347% |
| 1933 |
151 |
1,217 |
0.1306% |
| 1934 |
156 |
1,249 |
0.1292% |
| 1935 |
154 |
1,277 |
0.1314% |
| 1936 |
153 |
1,313 |
0.1363% |
| 1937 |
154 |
1,404 |
0.1425% |
| 1938 |
158 |
1,361 |
0.1329% |
| 1939 |
154 |
1,373 |
0.135% |
| 1940 |
156 |
1,345 |
0.1265% |
| 1941 |
158 |
1,373 |
0.122% |
| 1942 |
161 |
1,416 |
0.1121% |
| 1943 |
166 |
1,417 |
0.1085% |
| 1944 |
170 |
1,231 |
0.0993% |
| 1945 |
176 |
1,143 |
0.0937% |
| 1946 |
188 |
1,284 |
0.087% |
| 1947 |
203 |
1,303 |
0.0781% |
| 1948 |
219 |
1,092 |
0.0684% |
| 1949 |
223 |
1,077 |
0.067% |
| 1950 |
247 |
900 |
0.0559% |
| 1951 |
254 |
892 |
0.0526% |
| 1952 |
271 |
837 |
0.048% |
| 1953 |
294 |
758 |
0.0428% |
| 1954 |
316 |
681 |
0.0373% |
| 1955 |
326 |
658 |
0.0358% |
| 1956 |
365 |
540 |
0.0286% |
| 1957 |
382 |
518 |
0.0269% |
| 1958 |
410 |
472 |
0.025% |
| 1959 |
415 |
479 |
0.0252% |
| 1960 |
453 |
425 |
0.0224% |
| 1961 |
460 |
413 |
0.0219% |
| 1962 |
490 |
341 |
0.0186% |
| 1963 |
513 |
313 |
0.0174% |
| 1964 |
602 |
229 |
0.013% |
| 1965 |
568 |
238 |
0.0146% |
| 1966 |
654 |
169 |
0.0108% |
| 1967 |
632 |
181 |
0.0119% |
| 1968 |
819 |
105 |
0.007% |
| 1969 |
838 |
101 |
0.0066% |
| 1970 |
799 |
126 |
0.0079% |
| 1971 |
1,089 |
61 |
0.0041% |
| 1972 |
1,114 |
54 |
0.004% |
| 1973 |
1,620 |
20 |
0.0015% |
| 1974 |
1,097 |
59 |
0.0045% |
| 1975 |
1,554 |
26 |
0.002% |
| 1976 |
1,555 |
25 |
0.0019% |
| 1977 |
1,436 |
35 |
0.0026% |
| 1978 |
2,209 |
10 |
0.0007% |
| 1979 |
2,381 |
9 |
0.0006% |
| 1980 |
1,887 |
20 |
0.0014% |
| 1981 |
1,943 |
18 |
0.0012% |
| 1982 |
2,228 |
13 |
0.0009% |
| 1983 |
2,202 |
12 |
0.0008% |
| 1984 |
2,803 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 1985 |
3,045 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1986 |
3,453 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1987 |
3,231 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1988 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1989 |
3,751 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1990 |
2,847 |
11 |
0.0007% |
| 1991 |
3,981 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1992 |
3,200 |
7 |
0.0004% |
| 1993 |
3,674 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1994 |
3,424 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 1995 |
3,169 |
7 |
0.0005% |
| 1996 |
3,650 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1997 |
2,851 |
10 |
0.0007% |
| 1998 |
2,995 |
9 |
0.0006% |
| 1999 |
2,817 |
11 |
0.0007% |
| 2000 |
3,882 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2001 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2002 |
3,092 |
9 |
0.0006% |
| 2003 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2004 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2005 |
3,387 |
7 |
0.0005% |
| 2006 |
3,117 |
11 |
0.0007% |
| 2007 |
2,458 |
24 |
0.0015% |
| 2008 |
3,709 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2009 |
2,433 |
23 |
0.0015% |
| 2010 |
2,904 |
12 |
0.0008% |
| 2011 |
2,122 |
31 |
0.0022% |
| 2012 |
2,172 |
29 |
0.002% |
| 2013 |
1,461 |
80 |
0.0056% |
| 2014 |
1,444 |
81 |
0.0056% |
| 2015 |
1,218 |
126 |
0.0087% |
| 2016 |
1,214 |
123 |
0.0085% |
| 2017 |
1,040 |
166 |
0.0119% |
| 2018 |
970 |
187 |
0.0136% |
| 2019 |
916 |
202 |
0.0149% |
| 2020 |
1,100 |
164 |
0.0129% |
| 2021 |
1,011 |
183 |
0.015% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Hattie
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Home ruler
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German
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Herta
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Earth
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English
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Hertha
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Earth
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English
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