Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hardy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hardy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

151

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

65.6%

2024

All-time

5,758

Hardy is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 151 boys were named Hardy.

In 2024, only 52 boys were given the name.

All told, about 5,758 Americans have been named Hardy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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