Throughout the world, Härten (Hardi 
, Härten) is a common primarily boy's, but scarcely girly first name. The forename Härten is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a common boy's name, Indonesia, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very seldom female name, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Iraq, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Härten is the last name as well as the forename.