How Many People Are Named Harriette?
An estimated 1,774 people in the United States have the first name Harriette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Harriette peaked in popularity in 1917 with 281 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harriette as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Harriette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Harriette is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
1,774
About 1 in 193,210 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1917
281 births
Total Registered
8,728
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harriette
Harriette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,728 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Harriette as a female name
Ranked #14,041 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (281 births)
Harriette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harriette span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,163 babies were registered. Harriette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Harriette by Decade
How has Harriette tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Harriette by State
Birth registrations for Harriette span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in West Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky. On average, about 139 Harriettes were registered per state.
Harriette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harriette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harriette
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Harriette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harriette?
We estimate approximately 1,774 people named Harriette are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 193,210 Americans share this first name.
Is Harriette a common name?
Harriette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,728 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harriette most popular?
Harriette reached peak popularity in 1917, when 281 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harriette is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harriette a female name?
Harriette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harriette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harriette Smith, Harriette Johnson, Harriette Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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