Harding
Harding was the 12697th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 391st; the most babies were born in 1921 (235). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,513 places. More babies were named Harding in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,697 boys, down 2,768 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921235 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,123babies recorded
Harding popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,697 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,929 | 7 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #2,260 | 12 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,134 | 8 |
| 1920 | #391 | 229 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Harding, counting every spelling?
Harding has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Harding?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harding (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Harding 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harding.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harding?
About 200 people born in the US named Harding are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 14 and 78. That makes Harding a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Harding by state
How common Harding was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.8×), North Carolina (3.3×), Arkansas (2.9×), Alabama (2.7×), Oklahoma (2.5×). In 33 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
These names rose and fell in step with Harding: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harding, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harding
How popular is the name Harding?
Harding was the 12697th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 391st; the most babies were born in 1921 (235). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,513 places. More babies were named Harding in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Harding a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Harding in the US.
Where was Harding most popular?
In 1919–1923, Harding was most common in Virginia (0.46 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Arkansas.