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.

Hartford*

#7,051 most common boys' name of all time · #17,730 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1890–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#7,051
Rank overall
#17,730 of 105,966
First appeared
1890
Years on the list
56 of 146
All-time
527
Since 2016
141
Peak year
2025 #6,464
Best rank
#1,147 1890
Girls Boys peak 31/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Hartford first appears in 1890. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 18 13 31 #6,464
2024 16 8 24 #9,029
2023 14 9 23 #8,290
2022 15 8 23 #9,030
2021 8 13 21 #6,354
2019 7 7 #9,795
2018 7 7 #9,711
2016 5 5 #12,246
2015 7 7 #9,611
2002 5 5 #10,736
1973 5 5 #5,178
1971 6 6 #4,437
1966 5 5 #4,038
1964 6 6 #3,676
1961 6 6 #3,721
1960 6 6 #3,729
1959 6 6 #3,690
1954 5 5 #3,908
1951 6 6 #3,442
1950 8 8 #2,836
1949 7 7 #3,071
1948 6 6 #3,376
1946 5 5 #3,613
1945 7 7 #2,806
1944 6 6 #3,186
1943 9 9 #2,618
1942 5 5 #3,643
1940 7 7 #2,928
1939 5 5 #3,571
1938 6 6 #3,255
1937 14 14 #1,945
1934 7 7 #3,037
1933 5 5 #3,720
1931 5 5 #3,847
1930 6 6 #3,673
1929 11 11 #2,493
1928 9 9 #2,904
1927 11 11 #2,573
1926 8 8 #3,185
1925 18 18 #1,899
1924 20 20 #1,804
1923 9 9 #2,998
1922 9 9 #3,072
1921 12 12 #2,539
1920 12 12 #2,497
1919 11 11 #2,558
1918 14 14 #2,198
1917 12 12 #2,322
1916 12 12 #2,305
1915 7 7 #3,142
1914 8 8 #2,515
1913 10 10 #1,874
1912 7 7 #2,122
1909 5 5 #1,579
1895 5 5 #1,217
1890 5 5 #1,147