Hattie
Top 1000
About Hattie
In the USA, Hattie is one of those nicknames that is now more popular than its parent name, Harriet. In England, however, Harriet is still by far more popular than Hattie, while in Australia, Harriet is highly popular while no data exists on Hattie. In the US, we’d like to see Harriet get more usage but we’re happy to see Hattie again.
Hattie was popular at the end of the nineteenth century, in the Top 50 from 1880 to 1900, along with other similar nickname names like Lottie and Letty. It fell off the list in 1969, to return in 2011, the year of Hattie McDermott's birth.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to be awarded an Academy Award, in 1940, for her role in Gone With the Wind. Hattie was the name of the sweet, simple protagonist in Woody Allen's 1999 film Sweet and Lowdown; Hattie (born Henriette) Carnegie was a well-known twentieth century fashion designer.
Pronounced HAT-ee.
As of October 2026, Hattie ranked #334 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #27 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #350.
Editor's take: The name Hattie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "estate ruler".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #590 | 502 | 281 |
| 2015 | #489 | 656 | 367.5 |
| 2016 | #505 | 620 | 349.9 |
| 2017 | #477 | 654 | 378.8 |
| 2018 | #495 | 628 | 369.2 |
| 2019 | #451 | 691 | 411.7 |
| 2020 | #422 | 724 | 447.9 |
| 2021 | #460 | 683 | 416.2 |
| 2022 | #411 | 763 | 465.2 |
| 2023 | #384 | 803 | 500.4 |
| 2024 | #382 | 819 | 505.5 |
| 2025 | #334 | 923 | 574.3 |
World rankings
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Hattie.
- Lottie
- Bea
- Winnie
- Edie
- Pippa
- Margo
- Nellie
- Nell
- Etta
- Greta
- Tillie
- Kit
- Dottie
- Mazzy
- Effie
- Billie
- Frankie
- Lou
- Millie
- Marnie
Hattie on lists
Famous Hatties
- Hattie McDaniel
American actress
- Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway
first woman U.S. senator
- Josephine Edwina "Hattie" Jacques
English actress
- Hattie Carnegie (born Henrietta Kanengeiser)
Austrian,American fashion entrepreneur
- Harriet Jane "Hattie" Morahan
English actress
- Hattie Hayridge
English actress
- Hattie Mae Winston
American actress
- Hattie Williams
American actress
- Hattie Helen Gould Beck
birth name of Sally Rand, American dancer and actress
- Hattie Margaret McDermott
daughter of actors Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott
- Hattie Daumann
daughter of musician John Mann of Spirit of the West
- Hattie Wisbey (b. 2011)
daughter of actors Rae Baker and Duncan Wisbey
Hattie in pop culture
- Hattie Durham
character in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
- Hattie
character in book/film "Ella Enchanted"
- Hattie Tavernier
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Hattie Banks
character on TV's "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
- Hattie Lewis
character in "The Basic Eight" by Daniel Handler
- "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
" song by Bob Dylan
- Hattie Mae 'Big Mama' Pierce
character in the Big Mama's House films
- Hattie McDoogal
in the animated television series Futurama
- Hattie Brooks
main character in Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
- "Hattie and the Wild Waves
" 1990 book by Barbara Cooney
- Hattie the Witch
a recurring character on animated television series Wallykazam!
- Battie Hattie From Cincinnati
a puppet by Larry Smith