Hardy

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hardy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Hardy: Recorded since 2002, it reached #1,369 in 2019, and it stood at #2,671 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
22times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#1369highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#2636
2003	#3467
2004	#3009
2005	#3849
2007	#4333
2008	#3687
2009	#2837
2010	#2941
2011	#2390
2012	#2117
2013	#1404
2014	#2690
2015	#2483
2016	#1627
2017	#1470
2018	#1382
2019	#1369
2020	#2960
2021	#2493
2022	#3048
2023	#2007
2024	#2671

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 22 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #2636 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #1369 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Hardy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Hardy in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	27	7 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	124	10 of 10	12
2020s	39	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 12 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Hardy appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1369 in England and Wales in 2019.

Hardy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2007	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2493	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2960	6	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1369	18	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1382	18	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1470	17	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1627	15	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2483	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1404	17	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2117	10	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2002 and 2024, ranked in 22 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,369, first reached in 2019.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2018.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,671position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
18births registered in its largest year, 2018Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Shaya · #1369, 27y
Bethel · #1371, 24y
Constantinos · #1367, 23y
Elaf · #1371, 19y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Elaf · #1371, 19y
Hayaa · #1371, 13y
Shanzay · #1367, 20y
Akaal · #1366, 16y

Hardy and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Hardy without appearing here.

Hardy moved ahead of

Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2837 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #1404 and #4685.
Nils Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2483 and #2319 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #1627 and #4810.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2007 and #4991.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2007 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Hardy

Gunnar Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1369 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2960 and #1935.
Rune Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1369 and #2104 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2960 and #2228.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1369 in England and Wales in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Hardy

Hardy at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Hardy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Hardy appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Hardy and the names beside it

Hardy moved ahead of

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Hardy at a glance

Hardy by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Hardy appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Hardy and the names beside it

Hardy moved ahead of

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