girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Hattie

Meaning A diminutive of the female given name Harriet Gender Girl Rank 2025 #334 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

A diminutive of the female given name Harriet.

Rank 2025
#334
among girls · ↑50 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
923
named Hattie · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,741
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
2,006 babies
All-time total
105,691
#363 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Hattie popularity over time

105,691 babies have been named Hattie since 1880, 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
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 10,199 17 10,216 1,022 – #27
1890s 12,909 72 12,981 1,298 +27% #38
1900s 11,717 60 11,777 1,178 -9% #50
1910s 16,418 69 16,487 1,649 +40% #73
1920s 16,368 105 16,473 1,647 0% #132
1930s 10,229 100 10,329 1,033 -37% #160
1940s 7,845 55 7,900 790 -24% #198
1950s 4,450 16 4,466 447 -43% #306
1960s 1,783 – 1,783 178 -60% #584
1970s 778 – 778 78 -56% #1,189
1980s 645 – 645 65 -17% #1,535
1990s 792 – 792 79 +23% #1,505
2000s 1,272 – 1,272 127 +61% #1,469
2010s 5,073 – 5,073 507 +299% #451
2020s (to 2025) 4,719 – 4,719 787 +55% #334

Where Hattie 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 967 0.60 #316
2027 1,005 0.63 #306
2028 1,040 0.65 #295
2029 1,069 0.67 #287
2030 1,096 0.68 #282

Where Hattie is most popular

Girls named Hattie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.492 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Arkansas.

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 Hattie 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
North Dakota 67 5.10 +935%
South Dakota 45 3.15 +540%
Arkansas 131 2.48 +404%
Nebraska 89 2.48 +403%
Montana 27 1.99 +305%
Iowa 106 1.81 +268%
Oklahoma 129 1.75 +256%
Kansas 94 1.63 +231%
Kentucky 132 1.54 +214%
West Virginia 40 1.53 +210%
Tennessee 235 1.48 +201%
Minnesota 156 1.45 +194%
Wyoming 6 1.41 +186%
Idaho 47 1.40 +185%
Missouri 169 1.40 +185%
Alabama 125 1.33 +170%
Mississippi 60 1.28 +161%
Vermont 6 1.24 +151%
Wisconsin 119 1.16 +135%
Utah 91 1.09 +122%
Indiana 142 1.01 +105%
North Carolina 191 0.839 +70%
Louisiana 73 0.834 +69%
South Carolina 72 0.801 +63%
Maine 12 0.776 +58%
Oregon 43 0.660 +34%
Georgia 144 0.634 +29%
Ohio 143 0.603 +22%
Colorado 67 0.600 +22%
Illinois 127 0.555 +13%
Texas 406 0.505 ≈ national
Virginia 84 0.493 ≈ national
Michigan 89 0.489 ≈ national
Washington 68 0.471 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 77 0.326 -34%
New Hampshire 6 0.325 -34%
Arizona 32 0.228 -54%
Maryland 22 0.208 -58%
Florida 75 0.175 -64%
New York 43 0.109 -78%
California 86 0.102 -79%
Massachusetts 12 0.099 -80%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –

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 Hattie

Hattie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #334 in 2025 with 923 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 105,691 American babies have been named Hattie. Its peak came in 1918, when 2,006 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

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 Hattie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hattie?

The median living Hattie is about 57 years old; half are between 9 and 79. An estimated 27 thousand people named Hattie are alive in the United States today.

median 57 020406080100

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

Hattie 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 923 #334 – –
2024 820 #384 – –
2023 804 #384 – –
2022 763 #412 – –
2021 684 #459 – –
2020 725 #421 – –
2019 691 #451 – –
2018 628 #495 – –
2017 654 #478 – –
2016 620 #505 – –
2015 657 #488 – –
2014 502 #590 – –
2013 510 #568 – –
2012 398 #706 – –
2011 255 #994 – –
2010 158 #1,439 – –
2009 123 #1,771 – –
2008 151 #1,533 – –
2007 142 #1,591 – –
2006 129 #1,642 – –
2005 121 #1,650 – –
2004 109 #1,764 – –
2003 124 #1,554 – –
2002 125 #1,513 – –
2001 128 #1,469 – –
2000 120 #1,522 – –
1995 64 #2,107 – –
1990 58 #2,212 – –
1985 55 #1,983 – –
1980 76 #1,545 – –
1975 71 #1,449 – –
1970 96 #1,192 – –
1965 165 #773 – –
1960 287 #584 – –
1955 421 #432 – –
1950 643 #306 – –
1945 744 #247 – –
1940 893 #198 6 #3,269
1935 976 #182 14 #1,975
1930 1,284 #160 11 #2,514
1925 1,738 #148 7 #3,551
1920 1,870 #132 14 #2,270
1915 1,825 #113 9 #2,715
1910 1,314 #73 – –
1905 1,197 #62 8 #961
1900 1,553 #50 7 #1,096
1895 1,338 #46 8 #826
1890 1,363 #38 8 #777
1885 1,008 #36 – –
1880 769 #27 6 #863

Famous people named Hattie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel American actress (1893–1952) 19th century
  2. 2 Hattie Wyatt Caraway Hattie Wyatt Caraway American politician (1878–1950) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hattie?

The median living Hattie is about 57 years old. Half of all living Hatties are between 9 and 79 years old.

How many people named Hattie are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Hattie are alive in the United States, based on 105,691 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hattie mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Harriet.

How popular is the name Hattie in 2025?

Hattie ranked #334 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 923 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hattie?

105,691 babies have been named Hattie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hattie most popular?

Hattie peaked in 1918, when 2,006 newborns received the name.

Is Hattie a boy or girl name?

Hattie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hattie rising or falling?

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

Will Hattie become more popular?

Hattie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,096 girls named Hattie in 2030, which would rank around #282. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hattie?

Well-known people named Hattie include Hattie McDaniel (actor), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (politician).

Names like Hattie

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