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Hardy
OriginGerman
Meaning"bold, brave"
GenderBoy
US Rank#979
Top 1000
NB Rank#3839
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About Hardy
The name Hardy is currently ranked #979 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #334 in 1886. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in HARDY, HARDY, and HARDY. Hardy is occasionally used for girls in 2022.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,407 | 32 | 16.7 |
| 2015 | #2,781 | 43 | 22.4 |
| 2016 | #2,599 | 48 | 25.3 |
| 2017 | #3,474 | 32 | 17.3 |
| 2018 | #3,263 | 35 | 19.3 |
| 2019 | #3,161 | 37 | 20.6 |
| 2020 | #3,039 | 38 | 22 |
| 2021 | #2,534 | 52 | 29.7 |
| 2022 | #2,275 | 63 | 36.1 |
| 2023 | #3,136 | 39 | 22.8 |
| 2024 | #2,566 | 52 | 30.2 |
| 2025 | #2,496 | 54 | 31.6 |
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Famous Hardys
- Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy
English actor
- Edwin "Hardy" Amies
English fashion designer
- Franz Eberhard August "Hardy" Krüger
German actor
- Abram Harding "Hardy" Richardson
American baseball pitcher
- (Hardy) Nyle McFarlane
American NFL player
- Thomas Hardy
English novelist
- The Hardy Boyz
wrestling tag team of brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy
- Ben Hardy
English actor
Hardy in pop culture
- Eberhard "Hardy" Rosso
character in "Ten Kids, No Pets" by Ann M. Martin
- Frank and Joe Hardy
main characters in The Hardy Boys series
- Alec Hardy
main character from British TV series "Broadchurch"
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