Is Harriet a boy or girl name?
Harriet is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 208 girls and 0 boys were named Harriet, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 90,197 US babies named Harriet were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,157
- Babies named Harriet since 1880
- 90,197
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 2,395 babies
Boys and girls named Harriet, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 3,369 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 4,171 | 100% |
| 1900s | 10 | 4,600 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 8 | 15,598 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 54 | 20,873 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 26 | 13,692 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 18 | 12,924 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 5 | 7,129 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,943 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 851 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 453 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 345 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 449 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,570 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,109 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,157 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,130 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,129 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,055 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,076 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 261 | #990 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,040 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,169 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,356 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,307 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,627 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,649 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,136 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,020 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,106 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,303 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,942 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,865 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,424 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,427 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,378 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,543 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,216 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,546 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,594 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,860 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,744 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,319 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,171 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,646 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,910 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,840 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,565 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,177 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,682 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,181 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,625 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,430 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,232 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,393 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,109 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,792 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,065 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,891 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,125 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,735 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,615 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,644 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,386 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,167 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,342 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,173 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,101 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 169 | #819 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 154 | #834 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 145 | #849 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 227 | #636 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 207 | #676 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 290 | #559 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 278 | #596 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 351 | #518 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 387 | #492 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 434 | #468 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 470 | #451 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 513 | #418 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 512 | #411 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 559 | #386 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,167 | 591 | #360 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 692 | #327 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 721 | #314 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 801 | #293 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 882 | #270 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 924 | #251 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 934 | #246 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #225 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,890 | 1,116 | #219 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,324 | #201 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,013 | 1,299 | #190 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,175 | #176 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,262 | 1,263 | #169 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 1,444 | #165 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 1,443 | #162 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 1,396 | #158 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 1,362 | #157 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #156 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 1,374 | #158 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,751 | 1,421 | #154 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,001 | 1,332 | #154 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 1,294 | #157 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,456 | 1,280 | #156 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #152 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 1,351 | #149 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 1,415 | #143 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,136 | 1,598 | #138 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,503 | 1,697 | #135 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,932 | 1,785 | #133 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,792 | 1,965 | #132 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,912 | 1,986 | #133 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 2,067 | #131 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 2,189 | #128 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,621 | 2,198 | #122 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,581 | 2,237 | #117 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,067 | 2,389 | #114 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 2,360 | #112 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 2,168 | #113 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 2,345 | #106 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 2,203 | #104 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,032 | 2,067 | #106 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,849 | #112 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 1,455 | #111 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 1,039 | #125 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 1,043 | #113 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 792 | #115 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 637 | #126 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,560 | 527 | #135 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,483 | 548 | #126 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 477 | #138 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 497 | #127 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 413 | #144 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 448 | #132 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 416 | #135 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 399 | #140 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 414 | #123 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 461 | #134 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 431 | #114 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 491 | #110 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 383 | #128 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 437 | #111 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 435 | #113 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 411 | #114 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 428 | #105 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 402 | #111 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 354 | #111 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 399 | #102 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 397 | #99 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 389 | #99 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 342 | #94 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 341 | #99 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 342 | #89 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 339 | #91 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 341 | #82 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 289 | #90 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 270 | #85 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 319 | #73 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Harriet reached #1,483 in 1908. As a girl name, it reached #73 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Harriet
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.