Harriet

I was extremely shocked to find that Harriet dropped out of the Top 1000 by 1970. That’s also the same year Dudley and Millard dropped out. But Harriet? I can at least understand why Millard’s stuffy, aristocratic flair didn’t last past 1970, but Harriet? Why Harriet? This name is simply timeless, strong, noble, with an adventurous edge that fits any woman of any age. Why this name isn’t more popular is beyond me. If Harrison and Harry are popular, so should the attractive Harriet.

Harriet!
Harry-it
Hard-hearted harbinger of haggis
Beautiful, bemuse-ed, bellicose butcher.
Un-trust... ing.
Un-know... ing.
Un-love... ed?
He wants you back, he screams into the night air like a fireman going to a window that has no fire...
except the passion of his heart.
I am lonely!
It's really hard!
This poem... sucks.

I prefer the spelling Harriett, but I think this name is super pretty.

My name is Harriet and I prefer the spelling Harriette. Harriet just looks incomplete and a bit lazy to me. Beautiful, strong and smart name though. Hazza is my nickname but you can have Hattie so it can be edgy or cute.

LOL my husband does that all the time...hates a name and then a year later acts like he invented it.

Why is this name only meant for females?

This is my name :) but there aren't many nicknames that people would use for me, but i do get called harry a LOT. Hattie/Hetty, to me, are a little ugly but hey that's just my preference. At school i do sometimes feel a little... old? Because i'm surrounded by Jessica's and Chloe's and Ellie's.

I love this name with the nickname Hattie!!

I love this name with the nick name Hattie!!

A really cute nickname would be Ree

My sister who is a year older than me is called Harriet and we call he Harri for short, I'm called Charlotte and get called Charlie for short. Quite often people comment on our names saying how cute they are and how well Harri and Charlie go together and growing up we both liked having shortened boyish names but still pretty names when on paper.

This was my grandmothers name. She actually didn't care for it and went by Rhett instead. I wonder how surprised she'd be to know how popular it is now. She made me promise not to use it. But promises were meant to be broken. I love Hattie and Harry nicknames. Rhett was used by my cousin for his son which was a perfect homage to her. I think she wouldve loved it and Gone with the Wind was her personal fav. It really is perfect. So maybe I just let them have it and honor her wishes. Awe, but Harriet Arden Josephine makes me so happy! HattieJoe!

Ha. That's a great story.

Love Harriet. Mother-in-law has it as first name. May use for future little girl. Ideas for using it as a first or a middle name? Current little girl is Maxine!

This is my name and I adore it :D I've never gone by Hattie - my nickname has always been Harry.

GREAT IDEA! I only just saw this now, but what a great idea!!! Thank you!

You could use Etta. :)

I really love the name Harriet, but I don't actually like Hattie! I don't know if I like any of her nicknames :( I just think the name Harriet looks so pretty when written down - so balanced with the high letters at either end, the double R's in the middle, "Sigh".

I love the name Harriet. It comes with a lot of cool literary role models from Harriet the Spy to Lady Harriet in "Wives and Daughters". There are also some great nickname options from cooky Hattie, tom-boyish Harry and sophisticated Jette (Yett-uh) to the cute baby nickname Yeti. Just imagine a truculent toddler being called "Yeti"... <3

I absolutely love this, but everyone I know thinks it sounds too much like Harry or is an old lady name. Hattie is a super cute nickname!

One of the names that I like in theory, when I see a fictional character named Harriet. Don't like it as much if it's on a real-life person, I think. I suppose Harriet is a name I'd like to see other people using, but wouldn't use for myself. I'd more likely use Henrietta than Harriet.

I know a lot of girls called Harriet. They all go by Hattie.

I love this name. It's my pseudonym when I write stories. Harriet has an old-fashioned but spunky feel to it.

Yes! I'm 18 and pretty much the most stubborn, free and wild person ever haha the name really suits me. I used to really hate it but now I like it :)

I have never liked this name. Well, maybe I'm biased, since I went to school with a Harriet who was an absolute pest.

Yay! I can finally put Harriet with my favourite girl names! I told my husband I loved the name Harriet a year ago, and he hated it. And then recently, he came to me and said he found the name Harriet and thought it was amazing! Men are annoying, but I'm thrilled to be able to add it to my list! :)

Couldn't agree with you more!

Harriet is more or less the name that is associated with "badass-ery", expecially since the name Harry often is used as word to describe that something is rough and cool. Harriet must be a dream of a name for parents who want an independent and confident daughter, so I hope you Harriet's out there are able to express yourself as well as your name wants you to~

I think I would use Harriet just for the nickname "Hattie" alone!