Harding is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Harding is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,697 for boy births in the United States (and #26,128 across all names), given to 5 babies. Harding was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1921 (235 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,697 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #7,959 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #10,104 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #9,929 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #12,963 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #11,213 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #11,184 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #12,744 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,291 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #11,138 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #5,916 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,610 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #4,128 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,709 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #2,681 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,284 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,233 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #3,387 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #2,902 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,697 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,665 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #3,604 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #2,605 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #2,959 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #2,182 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | #2,260 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #3,128 |
| 1948 | 20 | — | #1,676 |
| 1947 | 24 | — | #1,535 |
| 1946 | 16 | — | #1,843 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | #1,884 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #2,246 |
| 1943 | 15 | — | #1,943 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | #1,700 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,724 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,740 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #3,747 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,763 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,874 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #3,455 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #3,995 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,003 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | #3,134 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,096 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,389 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,604 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,004 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | #2,659 |
| 1924 | 33 | — | #1,276 |
| 1923 | 62 | — | #863 |
| 1922 | 92 | — | #675 |
| 1921 | 235 | — | #396 |
| 1920 | 229 | — | #391 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | #1,366 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,229 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #2,221 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,316 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #2,932 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,628 |