Hardy comes from the English tradition, meaning Bold, brave.
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How popular is Hardy?
1921peak year
Hardy has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2883), with about 45 babies named Hardy each year. In 1921, 151 babies received the name (ranked #503). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 5,775.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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