Name meaning & stats
Harriett
Harriett means “power, ruler” (Germanic origin). 6,784 US babies since 1940, peak 1942.
What it means
“power, ruler”
GermanicSpelling of Harriet
In US birth records
Peak year: 1942
6,784 US babies were named Harriett between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Harriett (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 6 Harriets spell it Harriett
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1942)