How Many People Are Named Harriot?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Harriot. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Harriot peaked in popularity in 1916 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harriot 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 Harriot paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Harriot is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
- Harriot is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1916
6 births
Total Registered
16
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harriot
Harriot is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Harriot as a female name
Ranked #5,628 in 1947
5 female births in 1947
Peak: 1916 (6 births)
Harriot: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harriot span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 6 babies were registered. Harriot remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Harriot by Decade
How has Harriot 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.
Harriot + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harriot as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harriot
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Harriot: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harriot?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Harriot 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 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Harriot a common name?
Harriot is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harriot most popular?
Harriot reached peak popularity in 1916, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harriot is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harriot a female name?
Harriot is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harriot Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harriot Smith, Harriot Johnson, Harriot 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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