UK girl's name
Harrietta
A feminine diminutive of the given name Harriet, which is a variant of the English name Harry meaning "estate ruler".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Harrietta is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Harrietta popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4763, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 4 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2012 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Harrietta is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Harrietta. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Harrietta ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 4 girls were registered as Harrietta.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Harrietta as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4763
2016
Births in 2016
4
Latest year
Peak year
2016
4 births
Estimated living
10
2026
Meaning
What does Harrietta mean?
The name Harrietta is an English feminine given name derived from the Germanic name Harriet, which itself is a variant of the French name Henriette. Henriette traces its origins to the Germanic name Heimrich, composed of the elements heim meaning "home" and ric meaning "power, ruler." The name Heimrich ultimately gave rise to the English name Henry.
The earliest known bearer of the name Harrietta was Harrietta Mordaunt (1663-1720), an English noblewoman who served as a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Anne. In the 18th century, the name gained popularity among English nobility and gentry, with notable bearers including Harrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk (1689-1767), a close friend of King George II, and Harrietta Beauclerk (1766-1821), an English aristocrat and courtier.
Across the Atlantic, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name Harrietta in America was Harrietta Pinckney (1782-1809), daughter of Charles Pinckney, a prominent politician and founding father from South Carolina. Harrietta's niece, Harrietta Holbrook (1808-1859), was a noted educator who founded one of the first schools for women's higher education in the United States.
In the 19th century, the name Harrietta gained some popularity among African Americans, with notable bearers including Harrietta Duvall (1833-1907), an educator and activist who established schools for freedmen in Georgia after the American Civil War, and Harrietta Moore (1845-1907), a prominent community leader and founder of the first African American Baptist church in Denver, Colorado.
Another notable bearer of the name Harrietta was Harrietta Wilson (1786-1845), an English courtesan and mistress to several aristocrats and members of the British royal family. Her memoirs, published after her death, caused a scandal due to their explicit details of her affairs with high-ranking individuals.
While the name Harrietta has declined in popularity in recent decades, it remains a part of historical records and literary works, reflecting its enduring legacy as an English feminine name with roots in Germanic and French naming traditions.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Harrietta over time
The chart below shows babies named Harrietta registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2012 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Harrietta, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2016, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Harrietta by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Harrietta was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5456 | 10 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Harrietta
- Hannah 67,635
- Holly 52,307
- Harriet 24,781
- Hollie 17,902
- Harper 15,784
- Heidi 12,675
- Hallie 9,873
- Hope 9,414
- Hayley 5,968
- Hazel 5,954
- Hanna 5,735
- Heather 5,497
FAQ
Harrietta: questions and answers
How popular is the name Harrietta in the UK right now?
In 2016, Harrietta was ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Harrietta most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 4 babies registered as Harrietta in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Harrietta?
A feminine diminutive of the given name Harriet, which is a variant of the English name Harry meaning "estate ruler".
How many people are called Harrietta in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Harrietta across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.