Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Hardy
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1921
Peak births
151
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Hardy
How many people are named Hardy?
An estimated 2,332 living Americans are named Hardy.
How rare is Hardy?
Hardy is uncommon among babies today, with 54 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 64.2% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Hardy?
The median age of a living American named Hardy is approximately 48 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 68 years old.
Is Hardy still popular?
Yes — Hardy is currently rising in popularity, with 54 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.9× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Hardy most common?
Hardy has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 5.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
64.2%
2025
54
All-time
5,814
Where it lives now
Hardy is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 5.5× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Hardy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.