ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1880 First Year 2026 Last Year 1921 Peak Year #73 Peak Rank 90K Total Count 147 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Harriet What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Harriet is a female given name. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet%5F%28name%29) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * English [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Harriet](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Beecher-Stowe.jpg/330px-Beecher-Stowe.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet%5F%28name%29) 📖 ## The Story of Harriet American parents first put Harriet on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 319 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 2,389 Harriets were born — ranking #114 that year. About 23% of every Harriet on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Harriet ranks #1,185 for baby girls with 202 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 90K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Harriet Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Harriet. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Etta](/etta) * [Ettie](/ettie) * [Hallie](/hallie) * [Harriett](/harriett) * [Harrietta](/harrietta) * [Harriette](/harriette) * [Hattie](/hattie) * [Hatty](/hatty) * [Henrietta](/henrietta) * [Hettie](/hettie) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Harriet Phonetically similar names — useful when Harriet is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Herriott * Harriott * Herriot * [Harriett](/harriett) * [Harriette](/harriette) * Heriot * Haircut * Hairiest * Chariot * Marriott * Lariat * Merriott Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Harriet What does the name Harriet mean? Harriet is a female given name. What is the origin of the name Harriet? Harriet has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English. How popular is Harriet in 2026? In 2026, Harriet ranks #1,185 among girls' names in the U.S., with 202 babies given the name that year. When was Harriet most popular? Harriet reached its peak popularity in 1921, ranking #73 that year with 2,389 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Harriet most popular? Harriet has historically been most popular in Hawaii, Minnesota, Vermont. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Harriet. Is Harriet a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Harriet is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Harriet? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Harriet include Millie, Erika, Quinn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Harriet? Common variants and related forms of Harriet include Etta, Ettie, Hallie, Harriett, Harrietta, Harriette. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧MilliePeak #73](/millie)[👧ErikaPeak #73](/erika)[👧QuinnPeak #73](/quinn)[👧MaudPeak #74](/maud)[👧EttaPeak #72](/etta)[👧BeulahPeak #72](/beulah)[👧MollyPeak #74](/molly)[👧MelindaPeak #72](/melinda) ## About the name Harriet Harriet is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 90K births in the dataset. Harriet's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #73\. Use the chart and map above to compare Harriet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1921 → ](/year/1921) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "H" → ](/letter/h) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.