Haddie
A feminine name of English origin meaning "home ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 1,946 living Americans carry the first name Haddie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Haddie today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Haddie births was 2017 (175 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Haddie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Haddie is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.9K
~ 1 in 176,133 Americans
Peak year
2017
175 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,715
Tracked since 1914
Popularity
Haddie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Haddie from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,296 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Haddie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Haddie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Haddie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Haddies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 29 states and territories. Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota recorded the most babies named Haddie, while West Virginia, New York, North Dakota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 34 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Haddie
Haddie is an English diminutive form of the name Hawise, which is derived from the Old German name Hedwig. The name Hedwig originates from the Old High German words "hadu" meaning "battle" and "wig" meaning "combat". It can be interpreted to mean "battle-fighter" or "warrior".
The name Hawise was common in medieval England, particularly during the 12th and 13th centuries. It was often used by Norman families who settled in England after the Norman conquest in 1066. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name include Hawise, Countess of Gloucester (c. 1097-1198) and Hawise de Beaumont (c. 1153-1197), daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
Haddie likely emerged as a pet form or nickname for the name Hawise in England during the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance period. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Haddie was Haddie Hogge, an English woman who lived in the late 16th century in the village of Redmarshall, County Durham.
Other notable historical figures with the name Haddie include Haddie Bourne (1846-1938), an English writer and educator who authored several books on gardening and nature; Haddie Manton (1881-1951), a Scottish suffragette and activist for women's rights; and Haddie Parmentier (1904-1992), a Belgian artist known for her impressionist paintings of rural landscapes.
Furthermore, Haddie White (1928-2010) was an American politician who served as the first female mayor of Strathmere, New Jersey, from 1976 to 1996. Haddie Sizemore (1929-2022) was a notable American bluegrass musician and singer from Kentucky, known for her distinctive high-lonesome vocal style.
People
Haddie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Haddie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Haddie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haddie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,946 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Haddie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 176,133 US residents.
Is Haddie a common name?
We classify Haddie as "Rare". It ranks above 93.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,966 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Haddie most popular?
The single biggest year for Haddie was 2017, when 175 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Haddie is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Haddie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Haddie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.