Meaning and history
Hardy originated as an English and French surname from a word meaning “bold,” “brave,” or “hardy.” It later became a masculine given name, sometimes also serving as a nickname for names beginning with Hard-. American singer Hardy and German actor Hardy Krüger are notable bearers.
20062006: 28 births, rank #3,602
2007: 13 births, rank #6,262
2008: 13 births, rank #6,393
2009: 22 births, rank #4,429
2010: 17 births, rank #5,251
20112011: 20 births, rank #4,659
2012: 28 births, rank #3,714
2013: 20 births, rank #4,621
2014: 32 births, rank #3,371
2015: 43 births, rank #2,766
20162016: 48 births, rank #2,587
2017: 32 births, rank #3,440
2018: 35 births, rank #3,240
2019: 37 births, rank #3,143
2020: 38 births, rank #3,025
20212021: 52 births, rank #2,523
2022: 63 births, rank #2,269
2023: 39 births, rank #3,117
2024: 53 births, rank #2,527
20252025: 54 births, rank #2,480
Hardy moved from #892 to #984 for boys between 1953 and 1961. Its highest annual birth count came in 1921, with 151 births.