Hardy is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hardy means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hardy across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hardy has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hardy is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “bold, brave”. A surname from a word for hardy, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,831 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 194 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Hardy per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1921 (151/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (18/yr).
Hardy is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1921, when it ranked #1,080 nationally (given to 151 babies that year).
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