Hardin
Hardin was the 2117th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 774th; the most babies were born in 2021 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved up 10,646 places. More babies were named Hardin in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,117 boys, up 53 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202199 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,330babies recorded
Hardin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,117 | 69 |
| 2020 | #2,170 | 64 |
| 2010 | #10,042 | 7 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #6,626 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,001 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,952 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,655 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,238 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,512 | 11 |
| 1920 | #968 | 51 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #774 | 7 |
How popular is Hardin, counting every spelling?
Hardin is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,451 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,117 for Hardin on its own. Together these spellings went to 112 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin | 69 | #2,117 | 449 |
| Harden | 32 | #3,542 | 161 |
| Hardyn | 11 | #7,351 | 70 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hardin?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hardin (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hardin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hardin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hardin?
About 700 people born in the US named Hardin are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Hardin a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hardin by state
How common Hardin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (4.6×), Tennessee (3.1×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Hardin
How popular is the name Hardin?
Hardin was the 2117th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 774th; the most babies were born in 2021 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved up 10,646 places. More babies were named Hardin in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Hardin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hardin in the US.
Where is Hardin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hardin was most common in Kentucky (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Alabama.