Fun Facts About the Name Harding
- More than 1 thousand babies named Harding: U.S. records list 1,123 babies given the name Harding from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Harding Mean?
Harding is an English name from the Old English personal name Hearding. Hearding was formed from the personal name Heard, based on Old English heard, "hardy" or "brave," plus the suffix -ing. That suffix could mean "son or descendant of," or it could mark a group, "people of"; in this name the patronymic sense is usually given, but the precise force of the suffix is not certain. The common meaning is therefore "son or descendant of Heard." Harding is also an English surname, and the modern given name is mainly a transferred use of that surname.
Harding Name History & Origins
The Old English personal name Hearding lies behind the surname Harding. The surname is recorded in medieval England, and Middle English spellings include Harding; the variant Hardinge later appeared, with the final -e reflecting spelling development rather than a separate origin.
As a first name, Harding is chiefly a transferred surname rather than a direct survival of the Old English personal name. In the United States it is familiar from Warren G. Harding, the 29th president, though that association is not the source of the given name.
How Popular is the Name Harding?
Harding recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1921. Its best rank was #391 in 1920.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,697 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #7,922 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #10,095 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #9,925 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,958 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,212 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,182 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,740 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,290 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #11,136 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,918 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #4,610 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,129 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,709 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,680 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,285 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,235 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #3,387 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,902 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,697 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,665 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,605 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,605 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,959 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,182 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #2,259 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #3,128 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #1,676 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #1,535 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1946 | #1,843 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #1,884 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,246 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #1,942 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #1,700 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1941 | #3,724 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,740 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,747 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,763 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,873 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,455 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,994 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,003 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,134 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #3,096 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #4,389 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #2,604 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #3,004 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #2,659 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #1,276 | 33 | 0.0029% |
| 1923 | #863 | 62 | 0.0057% |
| 1922 | #675 | 92 | 0.0085% |
| 1921 | #396 | 235 | 0.0213% |
| 1920 | #391 | 229 | 0.0215% |
| 1919 | #1,366 | 28 | 0.0029% |
| 1918 | #3,229 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #2,221 | 13 | 0.0014% |
| 1916 | #3,316 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #2,932 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #2,628 | 6 | 0.0012% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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