Given name & surname
Hart
“resembling a stag”
Hart is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling a stag.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling a stag.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English usage, Hart as a surname developed from FRANCOEUR.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hart through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,299
- 1,211 boys · 88 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 66
- #2,403 for boys · #10,398 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +53%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 57 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,403 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 59.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 935 as a first name in 2020; 131,550 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.
Hart’s family of names
In English usage, Hart as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form Hirsch. Hart has a related form in Harte. Hart has a related form in Heart.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hart has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hart
- Hart BochnerCanadian actorborn 1956
- Hart HansonAmerican television producer and writerborn 1957
- Hart Pease DanksAmerican songwriter (1834-1903)
- Hart Benton HoltonAmerican politician (1835-1907)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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