Hattie

Hattie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “home ruler”
Origin: English
Say it: HAT-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

English diminutive of Harriet, the feminine form of Harry/Henry. Through Henry it ultimately goes back to Germanic Heimirich, meaning 'home ruler'.

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How popular is Hattie?

2024246 per million US babies

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Babies named Hattie in 2024819

2024 rank#382 girls

Peak year1887

Total US babies since 1880104,763

Hattie is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Hattie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Halliedweller at the hall meadow · English
Harriethome ruler · English
Haddieestate ruler · English
Harriettestate ruler · Germanic
Hettieestate ruler · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English

Hattie questions

What does the name Hattie mean?

Hattie means "home ruler". It comes from English. English diminutive of Harriet, the feminine form of Harry/Henry. Through Henry it ultimately goes back to Germanic Heimirich, meaning 'home ruler'.

Is Hattie a boy or girl name?

Hattie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hattie?

819 US babies were named Hattie in 2024. Its peak year was 1887.

How do you pronounce Hattie?

Hattie is usually pronounced HAT-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.