Fun Facts About the Name Hattie
- An established favorite: Hattie held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 35 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1914.
- More than 105 thousand babies named Hattie: U.S. records list 105,686 babies given the name Hattie from 1880 through 2025. Even 494 boys received the name Hattie - about 1 boy for every 213 girls.
What Does the Name Hattie Mean?
Hattie is an English pet form of Harriet, a feminine name derived from Henry. The ultimate origin is the Germanic name Haimirich, formed from haim "home" and rīks "ruler" or "king." Its literal sense is therefore "home ruler" or "ruler of the home." Hattie is also used as a diminutive of Henrietta and Harriett, which share the same derivation through Henry. The ending -ie is a familiar English diminutive suffix, giving the name an affectionate or familiar tone rather than adding a separate meaning.
Hattie Name History & Origins
Hattie developed as a nickname for Harriet and related feminine forms of Henry. Henry was introduced to England by the Normans after 1066, and it passed into English through Old French Henri, from Latin Henricus, from the Germanic Haimirich. The feminine Harriet is the English form of French Henriette, a diminutive of Henri. Harriet was established in England by the 17th century and became common in the 18th and 19th centuries. From Harriet, Henrietta, and Harriett, the short form Hattie emerged as a familiar spoken name. By the 19th century, Hattie was also recorded as an independent given name in English-speaking countries, especially in the United States. It appears in the names of figures such as the actress Hattie McDaniel and the fashion retailer Hattie Carnegie, but these uses reflect the name's existing currency rather than creating it.
How Popular is the Name Hattie?
Hattie remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1914. Its highest annual birth count was in 1918, and people born that year turn 108 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #334 | 923 | 0.0574% |
| 2024 | #382 | 819 | 0.0508% |
| 2023 | #384 | 803 | 0.0501% |
| 2022 | #411 | 763 | 0.0466% |
| 2021 | #460 | 683 | 0.0417% |
| 2020 | #422 | 724 | 0.0448% |
| 2019 | #451 | 691 | 0.0412% |
| 2018 | #495 | 628 | 0.0369% |
| 2017 | #477 | 654 | 0.0379% |
| 2016 | #505 | 620 | 0.0350% |
| 2015 | #489 | 656 | 0.0368% |
| 2014 | #590 | 502 | 0.0281% |
| 2013 | #568 | 510 | 0.0291% |
| 2012 | #706 | 398 | 0.0226% |
| 2011 | #994 | 255 | 0.0145% |
| 2010 | #1,439 | 158 | 0.0089% |
| 2009 | #1,771 | 123 | 0.0067% |
| 2008 | #1,533 | 151 | 0.0080% |
| 2007 | #1,591 | 142 | 0.0074% |
| 2006 | #1,642 | 129 | 0.0068% |
| 2005 | #1,650 | 121 | 0.0065% |
| 2004 | #1,764 | 109 | 0.0059% |
| 2003 | #1,554 | 124 | 0.0068% |
| 2002 | #1,513 | 125 | 0.0070% |
| 2001 | #1,469 | 128 | 0.0071% |
| 2000 | #1,522 | 120 | 0.0066% |
| 1999 | #1,699 | 97 | 0.0055% |
| 1998 | #1,589 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 1997 | #1,855 | 80 | 0.0046% |
| 1996 | #1,505 | 107 | 0.0061% |
| 1995 | #2,107 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 1994 | #1,876 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 1993 | #2,184 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1992 | #1,991 | 69 | 0.0037% |
| 1991 | #1,839 | 77 | 0.0041% |
| 1990 | #2,211 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 1989 | #2,007 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 1988 | #1,846 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 1987 | #1,966 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1986 | #1,934 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1985 | #1,984 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1984 | #1,795 | 60 | 0.0036% |
| 1983 | #1,867 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 1982 | #1,558 | 76 | 0.0045% |
| 1981 | #1,535 | 78 | 0.0047% |
| 1980 | #1,546 | 76 | 0.0046% |
| 1979 | #1,718 | 64 | 0.0040% |
| 1978 | #1,548 | 71 | 0.0046% |
| 1977 | #1,764 | 58 | 0.0038% |
| 1976 | #1,526 | 67 | 0.0046% |
| 1975 | #1,449 | 71 | 0.0049% |
| 1974 | #1,263 | 86 | 0.0059% |
| 1973 | #1,294 | 79 | 0.0054% |
| 1972 | #1,192 | 90 | 0.0059% |
| 1971 | #1,189 | 96 | 0.0058% |
| 1970 | #1,192 | 96 | 0.0055% |
| 1969 | #1,025 | 113 | 0.0067% |
| 1968 | #995 | 111 | 0.0068% |
| 1967 | #967 | 112 | 0.0068% |
| 1966 | #893 | 127 | 0.0075% |
| 1965 | #773 | 165 | 0.0093% |
| 1964 | #783 | 175 | 0.0092% |
| 1963 | #695 | 212 | 0.0110% |
| 1962 | #662 | 236 | 0.0120% |
| 1961 | #654 | 245 | 0.0121% |
| 1960 | #584 | 287 | 0.0142% |
| 1959 | #577 | 291 | 0.0144% |
| 1958 | #556 | 308 | 0.0153% |
| 1957 | #529 | 327 | 0.0160% |
| 1956 | #474 | 390 | 0.0194% |
| 1955 | #432 | 421 | 0.0215% |
| 1954 | #415 | 436 | 0.0225% |
| 1953 | #381 | 504 | 0.0268% |
| 1952 | #349 | 554 | 0.0299% |
| 1951 | #330 | 576 | 0.0320% |
| 1950 | #306 | 643 | 0.0375% |
| 1949 | #287 | 723 | 0.0423% |
| 1948 | #278 | 754 | 0.0444% |
| 1947 | #275 | 779 | 0.0439% |
| 1946 | #266 | 739 | 0.0470% |
| 1945 | #247 | 744 | 0.0569% |
| 1944 | #239 | 754 | 0.0568% |
| 1943 | #236 | 821 | 0.0588% |
| 1942 | #242 | 785 | 0.0581% |
| 1941 | #208 | 853 | 0.0706% |
| 1940 | #198 | 893 | 0.0781% |
| 1939 | #195 | 912 | 0.0832% |
| 1938 | #198 | 919 | 0.0833% |
| 1937 | #194 | 931 | 0.0875% |
| 1936 | #192 | 938 | 0.0902% |
| 1935 | #182 | 976 | 0.0931% |
| 1934 | #176 | 1,067 | 0.1022% |
| 1933 | #167 | 1,086 | 0.1077% |
| 1932 | #178 | 1,060 | 0.0993% |
| 1931 | #175 | 1,056 | 0.0992% |
| 1930 | #160 | 1,284 | 0.1140% |
| 1929 | #164 | 1,261 | 0.1129% |
| 1928 | #159 | 1,375 | 0.1192% |
| 1927 | #156 | 1,508 | 0.1265% |
| 1926 | #151 | 1,601 | 0.1351% |
| 1925 | #148 | 1,738 | 0.1428% |
| 1924 | #149 | 1,759 | 0.1408% |
| 1923 | #147 | 1,700 | 0.1409% |
| 1922 | #139 | 1,780 | 0.1482% |
| 1921 | #144 | 1,776 | 0.1440% |
| 1920 | #132 | 1,870 | 0.1561% |
| 1919 | #125 | 1,896 | 0.1678% |
| 1918 | #121 | 1,999 | 0.1727% |
| 1917 | #118 | 1,858 | 0.1718% |
| 1916 | #115 | 1,889 | 0.1809% |
| 1915 | #113 | 1,825 | 0.1855% |
| 1914 | #97 | 1,678 | 0.2203% |
| 1913 | #96 | 1,434 | 0.2296% |
| 1912 | #90 | 1,389 | 0.2489% |
| 1911 | #86 | 1,136 | 0.2716% |
| 1910 | #73 | 1,314 | 0.3314% |
| 1909 | #75 | 1,134 | 0.3266% |
| 1908 | #71 | 1,137 | 0.3401% |
| 1907 | #71 | 1,142 | 0.3585% |
| 1906 | #71 | 1,056 | 0.3576% |
| 1905 | #62 | 1,197 | 0.4105% |
| 1904 | #64 | 1,123 | 0.4078% |
| 1903 | #60 | 1,106 | 0.4222% |
| 1902 | #57 | 1,163 | 0.4404% |
| 1901 | #56 | 1,106 | 0.4621% |
| 1900 | #50 | 1,553 | 0.5180% |
| 1899 | #53 | 1,087 | 0.4665% |
| 1898 | #48 | 1,328 | 0.5132% |
| 1897 | #48 | 1,251 | 0.5342% |
| 1896 | #47 | 1,320 | 0.5548% |
| 1895 | #46 | 1,338 | 0.5727% |
| 1894 | #44 | 1,325 | 0.5944% |
| 1893 | #43 | 1,315 | 0.6176% |
| 1892 | #40 | 1,363 | 0.6419% |
| 1891 | #42 | 1,219 | 0.6572% |
| 1890 | #38 | 1,363 | 0.7159% |
| 1889 | #35 | 1,328 | 0.7445% |
| 1888 | #36 | 1,298 | 0.7267% |
| 1887 | #32 | 1,135 | 0.7775% |
| 1886 | #33 | 1,139 | 0.7881% |
| 1885 | #36 | 1,008 | 0.7576% |
| 1884 | #32 | 993 | 0.7697% |
| 1883 | #28 | 895 | 0.7968% |
| 1882 | #30 | 859 | 0.7965% |
| 1881 | #28 | 775 | 0.8428% |
| 1880 | #27 | 769 | 0.8451% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | #4,238 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #3,694 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,040 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,463 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,962 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #2,976 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,072 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #1,989 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1941 | #3,730 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,269 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #2,343 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1938 | #2,996 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #3,753 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #2,355 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #1,974 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1934 | #2,178 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #2,624 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #2,728 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #2,150 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #2,514 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #2,841 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #2,738 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #2,233 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #2,245 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #3,551 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #2,909 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #3,286 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #2,694 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #3,326 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #2,270 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #2,098 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1918 | #3,505 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #2,123 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1915 | #2,715 | 9 | 0.0011% |
| 1914 | #2,527 | 8 | 0.0012% |
| 1912 | #1,805 | 9 | 0.0021% |
| 1911 | #1,454 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1908 | #1,290 | 6 | 0.0039% |
| 1907 | #1,039 | 8 | 0.0054% |
| 1906 | #963 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1905 | #961 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1904 | #1,288 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1903 | #955 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1902 | #1,068 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1901 | #1,124 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1900 | #1,096 | 7 | 0.0047% |
| 1899 | #678 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1898 | #775 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1897 | #1,135 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1895 | #826 | 8 | 0.0068% |
| 1894 | #1,012 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1893 | #631 | 11 | 0.0098% |
| 1892 | #898 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1891 | #732 | 8 | 0.0079% |
| 1890 | #777 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1887 | #864 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1886 | #1,027 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1880 | #863 | 6 | 0.0054% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Hattie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You attract success and money. You are a lover of nature and do not need others for your happiness. You are self sufficient. You strive for material success and power and have business sense. You possess strong organizational abilities, can be a good manager, and executive by nature. You are capable of great achievement in business and finance. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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