Girl name Old French origin Christian tradition

Harriet

HAIR-ee-it · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Estate ruler (Henrietta variant)
Language
Old French
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
vintage · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1157
2024 births208
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births90,076
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
HattieHarrie
Alternate spellings
HarrietteHariet
In other languages
Harriet (English)Henriette (French)Harrieta (variant)

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Harriet Tubman
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