Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Harriett

Gender

Female

Origin

Germanic
Rules her household. Feminine of Harry from Henry.
French
Rules her household; feminine form of Harry (from Henry)

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Harriett

Pronunciation

ha-rrie-tt

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1940 (rank #3461, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #270, 585 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6546, 17 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–17
2024–8
2023–14
2022–8
2021–10
2020–7
2019–13
2018–15
2017–7
2016–10

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #526, 82 births); most recent 2025 (rank #951, 37 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202537
202455
202335
202245
202145
202038
201974
201874
201782
201664

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #907, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #583, 5 births); most recent 2019 (rank #765, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
20185
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #336, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence