Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Hartley

Gender Unisex · 58% girls Rank 2025 #1,453 Trend ↑ Rising 22%
Rank 2025
#1,453
among girls · ↑23 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
174
named Hartley · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,860
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
176 babies
All-time total
3,827
#4,398 all-time among girls
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Hartley popularity over time

3,827 babies have been named Hartley since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 21 21 2 – –
1900s – 26 26 3 +24% –
1910s – 178 178 18 +585% –
1920s – 270 270 27 +52% –
1930s – 229 229 23 -15% –
1940s – 187 187 19 -18% –
1950s – 98 98 10 -48% –
1960s – 74 74 7 -24% –
1970s – 22 22 2 -70% –
1980s 13 27 40 4 +82% #9,530
1990s 74 66 140 14 +250% #8,301
2000s 169 69 238 24 +70% #4,611
2010s 1,213 194 1,407 141 +491% #1,537
2020s (to 2025) 750 147 897 150 +6% #1,453

Where Hartley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 152 0.09 outside top 500
2027 156 0.10 outside top 500
2028 159 0.10 outside top 500
2029 162 0.10 outside top 500
2030 165 0.10 outside top 500

Where Hartley is most popular

Girls named Hartley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.080 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Hartley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 53 0.233 +191%
Alabama 21 0.224 +179%
Mississippi 8 0.171 +113%
Tennessee 23 0.145 +81%
Kentucky 12 0.140 +75%
Oklahoma 8 0.109 +35%
North Carolina 22 0.097 +20%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +18%
Texas 63 0.078 ≈ national
Virginia 12 0.070 -12%
California 58 0.069 -14%
Florida 29 0.068 -16%
Ohio 15 0.063 -21%
New York 6 0.015 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Hartley

Hartley is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,453 in 2025 with 148 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 3,827 American babies have been named Hartley, about 58% girls and 42% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 176 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hartley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hartley?

The median living Hartley is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 3,000 people named Hartley are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hartley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 148 #1,453 26 #4,076
2024 148 #1,476 28 #3,919
2023 130 #1,607 29 #3,832
2022 111 #1,831 24 #4,349
2021 114 #1,784 20 #4,834
2020 99 #1,930 20 #4,760
2019 127 #1,659 14 #6,211
2018 134 #1,601 30 #3,645
2017 143 #1,537 16 #5,623
2016 143 #1,564 15 #5,887
2015 133 #1,613 22 #4,449
2014 118 #1,760 26 #3,942
2013 128 #1,663 21 #4,522
2012 101 #1,945 16 #5,570
2011 98 #2,004 15 #5,773
2010 88 #2,206 19 #4,911
2009 32 #4,611 8 #9,293
2008 27 #5,346 9 #8,543
2007 16 #7,859 10 #7,796
2006 13 #8,907 6 #11,142
2005 14 #8,049 6 #10,573
2004 18 #6,590 7 #9,277
2003 17 #6,702 9 #7,469
2002 9 #10,528 8 #7,915
2001 15 #7,088 – –
2000 8 #11,103 6 #9,528
1995 10 #8,301 6 #8,174
1990 9 #8,736 6 #7,506
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 6 #5,800
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 6 #4,440
1965 – – 6 #3,687
1960 – – 8 #3,182
1955 – – 9 #2,856
1950 – – 10 #2,496
1945 – – 21 #1,467
1940 – – 14 #1,936
1935 – – 20 #1,560
1930 – – 35 #1,205
1925 – – 31 #1,314
1920 – – 31 #1,306
1915 – – 28 #1,250
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – 6 #1,228
1895 – – 10 #717
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hartley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hartley?

The median living Hartley is about 9 years old. Half of all living Hartleys are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Hartley are alive today?

An estimated 3,000 people named Hartley are alive in the United States, based on 3,827 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Hartley in 2025?

Hartley ranked #1,453 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 148 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hartley?

3,827 babies have been named Hartley in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hartley most popular?

Hartley peaked in 2024, when 176 newborns received the name.

Is Hartley a boy or girl name?

Hartley is used for both: about 58% of babies named Hartley have been girls and 42% boys.

Is the name Hartley rising or falling?

Hartley is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hartley become more popular?

Hartley is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 165 girls named Hartley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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