Harriette
Harriette was the 8548th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 345th; the most babies were born in 1917 (281). More babies were named Harriette in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,548 girls, up 4,085 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1917281 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,740babies recorded
Harriette popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,548 | 12 |
| 2020 | #12,633 | 7 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,449 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,330 | 13 |
| 1960 | #1,773 | 41 |
| 1950 | #861 | 106 |
| 1940 | #611 | 131 |
| 1930 | #630 | 121 |
| 1920 | #400 | 274 |
| 1910 | #453 | 79 |
| 1900 | #501 | 46 |
| 1890 | #625 | 18 |
| 1880 | #378 | 19 |
How popular is Harriette, counting every spelling?
Harriette has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Harriette?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harriette (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Harriette 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harriette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harriette?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Harriette are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 67 and 83. That makes Harriette a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Harriette
How popular is the name Harriette?
Harriette was the 8548th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 345th; the most babies were born in 1917 (281). More babies were named Harriette in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Harriette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Harriette in the US.