Hargie
Of uncertain origin and meaning, potentially derived from Scottish surname.
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Hargie. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hargie today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hargie births was 1921 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hargie. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Hargie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1921
5 babies that year
Average age
-
1921 SSA rank
#4,615
Tracked since 1921
Popularity
Hargie: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Hargie 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 Hargie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Hargie
The name Hargie is a variant of the Scottish surname Hargy, which itself is derived from the Old Norse personal name Hallgrímr. The name can be traced back to the 9th century Viking settlers in the Scottish Isles and northern Scotland.
Hallgrímr is a compound name consisting of two elements – "hallr" meaning "rock" or "slope" and "grímr" meaning "masked" or "hooded." The name is believed to have originally referred to someone who lived near a rocky slope or someone who wore a hooded cloak.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hargie can be found in the Orkneyinga Saga, a historical narrative of the Norse earls of Orkney written in the early 13th century. The saga mentions a Viking chieftain named Hallgrímr who ruled over the island of Sanday in the Orkney Islands.
In the 16th century, a Scottish historian named Hector Boece mentioned a Hargie, son of Sueno, who was a notable figure in the history of the Orkney Islands. Boece's account, however, is considered somewhat unreliable by modern historians.
A more well-documented individual with the name Hargie was a Scottish seafarer named Hargie Cromarty, who was born in the late 17th century in the town of Cromarty, Ross-shire. Cromarty was a renowned whaler and explorer who is credited with being one of the first Europeans to sight the Antarctic continent in 1699.
Another notable bearer of the name was Hargie MacLeod, a Scottish clan chief who lived in the 18th century. MacLeod was the 22nd Chief of the Clan MacLeod and played a significant role in the Jacobite Risings, supporting the cause of the House of Stuart against the House of Hanover.
In the 19th century, Hargie Munro was a Scottish geologist and naturalist who made important contributions to the study of the geology and natural history of the Scottish Highlands. Munro was born in 1825 in the town of Tain, Ross-shire, and published several influential works on the geology of the region.
While the name Hargie is relatively uncommon today, its origins can be traced back to the Viking settlers in Scotland and the rich history and culture of the Scottish Isles. The name has been borne by notable individuals throughout Scottish history, from chieftains and clan leaders to seafarers and naturalists.
People
Hargie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hargie 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
Hargie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hargie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hargie 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 - US residents.
Is Hargie a common name?
We classify Hargie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hargie most popular?
The single biggest year for Hargie was 1921, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hargie is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hargie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hargie a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hargie in the SSA data are male. 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.
Is Hargie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hargie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hargie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Hargie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.