Hattie

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⭐ Famous Hattie

Hattie McDaniel

American actress (1893-1952)

Choose Hattie and your child shares a first name with Hattie McDaniel, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Hattie, like who?” Hattie McDaniel's Wikipedia article is available in 63 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,741 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Hattie, 923 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Hattie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHattie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Hatties, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #27. Today it's #334, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowHattie is 8.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 15,129 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,741.
• 🚀TrendHattie has climbed 87 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #334. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedHattie is most popular in North Dakota, where it ranks #26, followed by Nebraska (#95) and Arkansas (#96). It's in the top 1,000 in 35 states.
• 💬MeaningHattie is an English form of Harriet, which means “home ruler”. Our records link it to American, English and French roots.

About the name Hattie

Hattie is a girl name of American, English and French origin meaning “home ruler”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-tie”. US birth records list Hattie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #27 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #334, with 923 babies.

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