Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Hardy

#1,586 most common boys' name of all time · #3,831 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,586
Rank overall
#3,831 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
5,831
Since 2016
458
Peak year
1921 #503
Best rank
#333 1886
Girls Boys peak 151/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Hardy is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 54 54 #2,481
2024 — 53 53 #2,527
2023 — 39 39 #3,119
2022 7 63 70 #2,269
2021 — 52 52 #2,524
2020 — 38 38 #3,025
2019 — 37 37 #3,144
2018 — 35 35 #3,242
2017 — 32 32 #3,441
2016 — 48 48 #2,590
2015 — 43 43 #2,769
2014 — 32 32 #3,372
2013 — 20 20 #4,624
2012 — 28 28 #3,716
2011 — 20 20 #4,662
2010 — 17 17 #5,257
2009 — 22 22 #4,433
2008 — 13 13 #6,404
2007 — 13 13 #6,269
2006 — 28 28 #3,603
2005 — 20 20 #4,327
2004 — 15 15 #5,252
2003 — 20 20 #4,117
2002 — 22 22 #3,797
2001 — 17 17 #4,478
2000 — 10 10 #6,327
1999 — 12 12 #5,324
1998 — 10 10 #5,849
1997 — 9 9 #6,106
1996 — 14 14 #4,400
1995 — 13 13 #4,516
1994 — 23 23 #3,032
1993 — 17 17 #3,665
1992 — 25 25 #2,753
1991 — 14 14 #4,014
1990 — 24 24 #2,698
1989 — 13 13 #4,026
1988 — 19 19 #2,864
1987 — 23 23 #2,402
1986 — 13 13 #3,450
1985 — 19 19 #2,602
1984 — 20 20 #2,439
1983 — 16 16 #2,790
1982 — 23 23 #2,210
1981 — 26 26 #2,040
1980 — 21 21 #2,369
1979 — 22 22 #2,240
1978 — 23 23 #2,069
1977 — 12 12 #3,212
1976 — 24 24 #2,002
1975 — 32 32 #1,596
1974 — 25 25 #1,836
1973 — 24 24 #1,820
1972 — 37 37 #1,392
1971 — 33 33 #1,500
1970 — 36 36 #1,396
1969 — 31 31 #1,444
1968 — 34 34 #1,317
1967 — 33 33 #1,320
1966 — 39 39 #1,198
1965 — 40 40 #1,206
1964 — 50 50 #1,070
1963 — 47 47 #1,125
1962 — 43 43 #1,187
1961 — 62 62 #980
1960 — 53 53 #1,060
1959 — 49 49 #1,101
1958 — 49 49 #1,092
1957 — 53 53 #1,042
1956 — 45 45 #1,129
1955 — 55 55 #1,014
1954 — 54 54 #1,022
1953 — 65 65 #891
1952 — 60 60 #916
1951 — 70 70 #839
1950 — 54 54 #939
1949 — 86 86 #743
1948 — 59 59 #893
1947 — 72 72 #817
1946 — 77 77 #754
1945 — 71 71 #730
1944 — 73 73 #729
1943 — 75 75 #746
1942 — 85 85 #700
1941 — 77 77 #703
1940 — 62 62 #789
1939 — 59 59 #795
1938 — 51 51 #872
1937 — 70 70 #723
1936 — 57 57 #811
1935 — 63 63 #778
1934 — 57 57 #828
1933 — 54 54 #845
1932 5 67 72 #771
1931 — 61 61 #800
1930 — 59 59 #857
1929 — 72 72 #743
1928 — 72 72 #764
1927 5 72 77 #774
1926 — 73 73 #751
1925 — 83 83 #710
1924 — 67 67 #825
1923 — 118 118 #576
1922 — 139 139 #532
1921 — 151 151 #503
1920 — 111 111 #594
1919 — 84 84 #677
1918 — 68 68 #789
1917 — 73 73 #717
1916 — 67 67 #744
1915 — 55 55 #823
1914 — 68 68 #611
1913 — 45 45 #668
1912 — 33 33 #757
1911 — 30 30 #551
1910 — 26 26 #559
1909 — 29 29 #478
1908 — 28 28 #466
1907 — 19 19 #567
1906 — 17 17 #576
1905 — 8 8 #931
1904 — 14 14 #615
1903 — 18 18 #513
1902 — 14 14 #592
1901 — 15 15 #516
1900 — 26 26 #448
1899 — 15 15 #505
1898 — 23 23 #412
1897 — 12 12 #626
1896 — 20 20 #445
1895 — 18 18 #483
1894 — 19 19 #450
1893 — 27 27 #345
1892 — 20 20 #429
1891 — 13 13 #503
1890 — 27 27 #341
1889 — 25 25 #356
1888 — 24 24 #383
1887 — 7 7 #759
1886 — 26 26 #333
1885 — 15 15 #484
1884 — 19 19 #424
1883 — 14 14 #487
1882 — 26 26 #352
1881 — 16 16 #434
1880 — 19 19 #396