Hattie
Hattie was the 334th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 923 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 27th; the most babies were born in 1918 (1,999). Over the last ten years it has moved up 154 places. More babies were named Hattie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Harriet · English, Germanic
Say it HAT-ee /ˈhæti/
- Rank in 2025
- #334 girls, up 87 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 923girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19181,999 babies
- Total since 1880
- 105,691babies recorded
What does the name Hattie mean?
Hattie is a pet form of Harriet. DMNES explains Harriet as an English diminutive of Harry, the English spelling of Henry that reflects the French pronunciation, and records Haryet in 1559. Henry comes from Germanic heim, "home", and rīh, "ruler". Hattie was common in the US in the late 19th century and has returned recently.
heim (Old High German, “home”)rīh (Old High German, “ruler”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Harriet, Hatty, Henry, Harry.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hattie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Harriet', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Hattie', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Hattie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 494 since 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #334 | 923 |
| 2020 | #421 | 725 |
| 2010 | #1,439 | 158 |
| 2000 | #1,522 | 120 |
| 1990 | #2,212 | 58 |
| 1980 | #1,545 | 76 |
| 1970 | #1,192 | 96 |
| 1960 | #584 | 287 |
| 1950 | #306 | 643 |
| 1940 | #198 | 893 |
| 1930 | #160 | 1,284 |
| 1920 | #132 | 1,870 |
| 1910 | #73 | 1,314 |
| 1900 | #50 | 1,553 |
| 1890 | #38 | 1,363 |
| 1880 | #27 | 769 |
How popular is Hattie, counting every spelling?
Hattie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #356 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #334 for Hattie on its own. Together these spellings went to 928 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattie | 923 | #334 | 3,994 |
| Hatti | 5 | #15,751 | 28 |
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 Hattie?
923 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hattie (0.26 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hattie 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 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hattie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hattie?
About 24,800 people born in the US named Hattie are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 9 and 78. That makes Hattie 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.
Hattie by state
How common Hattie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (10.3×), South Dakota (6.4×), Arkansas (5.0×), Nebraska (5.0×), Montana (4.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, California, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hattie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hattie, they share its era and feel.
Hattie is also a nickname for Harriet and Henrietta.
Questions about the name Hattie
What does Hattie mean?
Hattie means “pet form of Harriet” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Hattie?
Hattie was the 334th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 923 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 27th; the most babies were born in 1918 (1,999). Over the last ten years it has moved up 154 places. More babies were named Hattie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Hattie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hattie in the US.
Where is Hattie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hattie was most common in North Dakota (5.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Dakota and Arkansas.