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Harriett

100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Harriett has been given to about 21,626 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 7,556
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Harriett per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 585
  • Born in 202517
  • All time21,626
  • England & Wales, 2025#961 · 37

How popular is Harriett?

Its best year was 1920, when 585 babies were given the name, ranking 270th. The typical living American called Harriett is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Harriett

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Harriet0.92
  2. Harriette0.76
  3. Garnett0.69
  4. Harlie0.64
  5. Hattie0.62
  6. Scarlett0.61
  7. Hallie0.62
  8. Halie0.62

Middle names for Harriett

Ranked by flow score
  1. Harriett Anne0.81
  2. Harriett Catherine0.78
  3. Harriett Josephine0.78
  4. Harriett Rose0.77
  5. Harriett Marie0.77
  6. Harriett Grace0.77

Sibling names for Harriett

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.93
  2. Ilasister · 0.92
  3. Cleoeither · 0.92
  4. Lenorasister · 0.92
  5. Archiebrother · 0.90
  6. Otisbrother · 0.90

Where Harriett is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Harriett Anderson0.77
    2. Harriett White0.72
    3. Harriett Nguyen0.72
    4. Harriett Moore0.72
    5. Harriett Brown0.72
    6. Harriett Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Harriett

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.