Hardy
Hardy was the 2496th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 334th; the most babies were born in 1921 (151). Over the last ten years it has moved up 288 places. More babies were named Hardy in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,496 boys, up 543 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,831babies recorded
Hardy popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 17 since 1927.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,496 | 54 |
| 2020 | #3,039 | 38 |
| 2010 | #5,334 | 17 |
| 2000 | #6,497 | 10 |
| 1990 | #2,729 | 24 |
| 1980 | #2,394 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,403 | 36 |
| 1960 | #1,062 | 53 |
| 1950 | #939 | 54 |
| 1940 | #790 | 62 |
| 1930 | #861 | 59 |
| 1920 | #594 | 111 |
| 1910 | #560 | 26 |
| 1900 | #450 | 26 |
| 1890 | #336 | 27 |
| 1880 | #396 | 19 |
How popular is Hardy, counting every spelling?
Hardy has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hardy?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hardy (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hardy 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hardy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hardy?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Hardy are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 17 and 70. That makes Hardy mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Hardy by state
How common Hardy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Hardy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hardy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hardy
How popular is the name Hardy?
Hardy was the 2496th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 334th; the most babies were born in 1921 (151). Over the last ten years it has moved up 288 places. More babies were named Hardy in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Hardy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hardy in the US.
Where is Hardy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hardy was most common in South Carolina (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and California.