Given name & surname
Hardin
“from the hare's valley”
Hardin is a variant of Harden. One English interpretation is “from the hare's valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hardin is a variant of Harden. One English interpretation is “from the hare's valley.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hardin is a variant of Harden. An origin associated with Harden is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hardin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,330
- 1,330 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 99 babies
- 2025
- 69
- #2,117 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +383%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,117 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Tennessee and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 353 as a first name in 2020; 40,223 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hardin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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