Hattie

“Variant of Harriet — Ruler of the home” — Germanic origin

Girl's name · #334 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Hattie was #27 in 1880, slipped to #2212 by 1990, and has climbed back to #334 today. About 105,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. In North Dakota it runs about 8× its national rate and ranks #55. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the Midwest today.

Around the world: about 1 in 780 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hatties

Hattie McDaniel — American actress (1893-1952)
Hattie Caraway — United States Senator from Arkansas and first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, first woman to preside over the senate, first woman to chair a senate committee, and first woman to preside over a senate hearing (1878–1950)
Hattie Jacques — English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen (1922-1980)
Hattie Morahan — British actress
Hattie Alexander — American pediatrician and microbiologist (1901–1968)

In stories & tradition

Hattie Tavernier — EastEnders
Hattie McDoogal — Futurama
Hattie Walker — Follies

What Hatties become

Among 79 notable people named Hattie:

Entertainers appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hattie McDaniel, American actress (1893-1952).

Similar names: Hallie · Matilda · Athena · Lottie · Della · Nellie

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