Hatty
Hattie or Hatty is traditionally an English feminine nickname for the name Harriet, long used, however, independently.
- English
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Hatty
The earliest SSA record of Hatty as a baby girl name dates back to 1892, when 5 babies received it. 1928 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Hatty — #3,743 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Hattys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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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Variants & Related Forms of Hatty
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hatty. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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 .
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.