How Many People Are Named Hartford?
An estimated 211 people in the United States have the first name Hartford. It is used for both genders, with 89.3% male. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Hartford peaked in popularity in 2022 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hartford 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 Hartford paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
211
About 1 in 1,624,428 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.3% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2022
23 births
Total Registered
495
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hartford
Hartford is predominantly male (89.3%), though 53 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Hartford as a male name
Ranked #10,232 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (20 births)
Hartford as a female name
Ranked #7,023 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (16 births)
Hartford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hartford span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 119 babies were registered. While Hartford is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hartford by Decade
How has Hartford 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.
Hartford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hartford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hartford
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hartford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hartford?
We estimate approximately 211 people named Hartford 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 1,624,428 Americans share this first name.
Is Hartford a common name?
Hartford is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 495 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hartford most popular?
Hartford reached peak popularity in 2022, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hartford is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hartford a male name?
Hartford is predominantly male. 89.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hartford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hartford Smith, Hartford Johnson, Hartford 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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