# Harriet (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/harriet/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “henry” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhæɹiɛt/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Hally, Harry, Hattie, Hallie, Hatty |
| Variant spellings | Harriette |
| US babies named this | 90,427 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 121 / 90,306 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 25,538, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of French Henriette, feminine form of Henri (“Henry”), popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 87 | 2,178 |
| 2012 | 89 | 2,136 |
| 2013 | 129 | 1,649 |
| 2014 | 132 | 1,627 |
| 2015 | 182 | 1,307 |
| 2016 | 175 | 1,356 |
| 2017 | 211 | 1,169 |
| 2018 | 248 | 1,040 |
| 2019 | 261 | 991 |
| 2020 | 230 | 1,076 |
| 2021 | 239 | 1,056 |
| 2022 | 218 | 1,129 |
| 2023 | 215 | 1,131 |
| 2024 | 210 | 1,151 |
| 2025 | 226 | 1,073 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 6 | 4,067 |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,581 |
| 1923 | 7 | 3,621 |
| 1926 | 6 | 3,912 |
| 1927 | 10 | 2,792 |
| 1928 | 9 | 2,932 |
| 1929 | 11 | 2,503 |
| 1930 | 8 | 3,136 |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,456 |
| 1936 | 7 | 3,001 |
| 1937 | 5 | 3,751 |
| 1944 | 6 | 3,262 |
| 1946 | 7 | 3,013 |
| 1948 | 5 | 3,890 |
| 1956 | 5 | 4,168 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 809 | 71 |
| 2012 | 904 | 67 |
| 2013 | 1,001 | 61 |
| 2014 | 1,016 | 61 |
| 2015 | 1,089 | 56 |
| 2016 | 1,132 | 49 |
| 2017 | 1,053 | 51 |
| 2018 | 1,128 | 45 |
| 2019 | 1,021 | 49 |
| 2020 | 882 | 55 |
| 2021 | 810 | 63 |
| 2022 | 764 | 65 |
| 2023 | 723 | 62 |
| 2024 | 667 | 68 |
| 2025 | 757 | 59 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Ха́риет
- Spanish: Enriqueta

## People named Harriet

- Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
- Harriet Tubman, African-American abolitionist (1822–1913)
- Harriet Martineau, English writer and sociologist (1802–1876)
- Harriet Taylor Mill, British philosopher (1807–1858)
- Harriet Lane, First Lady of the United States from 1857 to 1861
- Harriet Quimby, American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912)
- Harriet Harman, British politician (born 1950)
- Harriet Jacobs, American slave, writer, and abolitionist (1815-1897)
- Harriet Walter, British actress (born 1950)
- Harriet Brooks, Canadian nuclear physicist (1876–1933)
- Harriet Bland, American athletics competitor (1915–1991)
- Harriet Hosmer, American sculptor (1830–1908)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.