Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Hattie name popularity since 1925
45,294 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hattie. Half of them were born in 1945 or earlier, so the typical Hattie is about 81 years old in 2026. Hattie peaked in 1880 as the #27 name for girls, and it ranked #334 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,294
- Named Hattie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #27 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #334
- for girls in 2025 (923 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 45,069 girls · 225 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 7.65× its national share
Peak year is the year Hattie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hattie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Hattie peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1949 and 1954, Hattie's share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 2,370 to 1 in 4,450.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, it became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 14,900 baby girls to 1 in 3,560.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Hattie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hattie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hattie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 7,483 | 54 | – |
| 1930s | 10,229 | 100 | #182 |
| 1940s | 7,845 | 55 | #247 |
| 1950s | 4,450 | 16 | #432 |
| 1960s | 1,783 | 0 | #773 |
| 1970s | 778 | 0 | #1,449 |
| 1980s | 645 | 0 | #1,983 |
| 1990s | 792 | 0 | #2,107 |
| 2000s | 1,272 | 0 | #1,650 |
| 2010s | 5,073 | 0 | #488 |
| 2020–25 | 4,719 | 0 | #334 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.5% of babies named Hattie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Hattie is most popular
The index compares Hattie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hattie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 7.65× | 3,846 |
| South Carolina | 6.45× | 3,750 |
| Alabama | 4.53× | 3,327 |
| North Carolina | 3.56× | 4,187 |
| Georgia | 3.15× | 3,613 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hattie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hattie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hattie (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data