Hatty
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAT-ee
- Origin
- Germanic
Hatty is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hatty mean?
Germanic: spelling of Hattie; pet form of Harriet or Henrietta
“home ruler”
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar, for her role in Gone with the Wind.
Meaning borrowed from Hattie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Hatty a girl's or a boy's name?
Hatty is a girls' name.
How popular is Hatty in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 girls.
Hatty in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
Names like Hatty
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lily, Tilly, Millie, Ruby, Ella, Daisy, Poppy, Honey, Mia, Amelie, Amelia, Ivy
Names related to Hatty
More Germanic names
Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Harry, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hatty: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hatty, updated 20 October 2026.