Hatty
Hattie or Hatty is traditionally an English feminine nickname for the name Harriet, long used, however, independently.
Meaning & Origin of Hatty
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hattie or Hatty is traditionally an English feminine nickname for the name Harriet, long used, however, independently.
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The Story of Hatty
Hatty first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 7 Hattys were born — ranking #3,743 that year. As of 2026, Hatty ranks #16,866 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 53 Hattys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Hatty
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- Hattie Alexander (1901–1968), American pediatrician and microbiologist
- Hattie Bessent (1908–2015), American psychiatric nurse
- Hattie Beverly (1874–1904), first African-American schoolteacher in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Hattie Canty (1933–2012), African-American labor activist
- Hattie Caraway (1878–1950), first female United States senator
- Hattie Carnegie (1889–1956), American clothing and jewelry designer
- Hattie Carthan (1901–1984), community activist in New York
- Hattie Mae Cohens (c. 1963–1992), American lesbian and murder victim
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Names that sound like Hatty
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About the name Hatty
Hatty is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Hatty's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #3,743. Use the chart and map above to compare Hatty's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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