Harriet sits comfortably in the UK charts at #59 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#59
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About the Name Harriet
Harriet has held its ground, ranked #59 in 2025 and never far from its best of #45 in 2018 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 30 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Harriet is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Harriet on the register.
⭐ Famous People Named Harriet
Harriet Walter — Dame Harriet Mary Walter is an English actress.
Harriet Jacobs — Harriet Jacobs was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "American classic".
Harriet Tubman's family — Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Harriet
Unlikely. With around 757 UK babies named Harriet per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Harriet in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Harriet has been fairly steady, ranked #59 in 2025 against #55 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #45 in 2018.
Harriet is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Harriet include: Harriet Walter, Harriet Jacobs and Harriet Harman. Short summaries for each appear below.
Harriet does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Harriets in the wild.
757
UK babies named Harriet (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.3
In a school of 600
↓ 4 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Harriet
Almost certainly the only Harriet in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Harriet
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Harriet Jacobs was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "American classic".
Harriet Ruth Harman, Baroness Harman is a British politician and solicitor who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Chair of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2015 and Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 2007 to 2010.
Harriet Maxine Hageman is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district since 2023.