Hart
About Hart
Hart could be the hero of a romantic novel, but on the other hand, it's short, straightforward, and strong sounding. The most famous bearer of the name was tragic poet Hart (born Harold) Crane, but it also has musical cred via Lorenz Hart, of the classic Rodgers & Hart songwriting duo and a literary tie to playwright Moss Hart.
Hart would make an interesting middle name choice--with heart.
As of October 2026, Hart ranked #2403 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #970 in 1888, Nameberry popularity #912.
Editor's take: The name Hart is a boy's name of English origin meaning "stag".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,780 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,154 | 25 | 13.5 |
| 2018 | #4,033 | 26 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | #2,778 | 45 | 25.1 |
| 2020 | #3,040 | 38 | 22 |
| 2021 | #2,596 | 50 | 28.6 |
| 2022 | #2,627 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2023 | #3,438 | 34 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | #2,957 | 42 | 24.4 |
| 2025 | #2,403 | 57 | 33.4 |
World rankings
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Hart on lists
Famous Harts
- (Harold) Hart Crane
American poet
- Hart Pease Danks
American composer and singer
- Hart D. Fisher
American graphic novelist
- Hart Hanson
American TV writer and producer
- Hart Pomerantz
Canadian lawyer and TV personality
- Hart Matthew Bochner
Canadian actor
- William George Spencer "Hart" Cavendish
Marquess of Hartington, 6th Duke of Devonshire, son of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
- Hart Denton
American actor
- Hart Kerr Spiegel (b.2018)
son of model Miranda Kerr and tech mogul Evan Spiegel
- Hart King Edmonds (b. 2018)
son of baseball player/TV personality Jim Edmonds, twin of brother Hayes King Edmonds
Hart in pop culture
- Hart Jones
character in book series "From The Files of Madison Finn"
- Hart
character from movie "Rites of Passage"
- Hart Evans
the main character in Andrew Clements'"The Last Holiday Concert"
- Robbie Hart
character from movie "The Wedding Singer"
- Roxanne 'Roxie' Hart
character in musical 'Chicago'
- Zoe Hart
character from the TV series Hart of Dixie
- Harry Hart
character from Kingsman: The Secret Service
- Hart Payzant Bigelow
character in "The Birth House" by Ami McKay