Harland
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #2,035 for boys in 2025, 73 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1918 · 155 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,813since 1882
Harland over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Harland has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,035 | 73 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,595 | 51 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,805 | 45 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #2,438 | 57 |
| 2021 | — | #2,588 | 50 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,274 | 34 | |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #2,394 | 56 |
| 2018 | — | #2,994 | 39 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,249 | 35 | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #2,551 | 49 |
| 2015 | — | #3,513 | 31 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,693 | 28 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,864 | 26 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,256 | 17 | |
| 2011 | — | #6,578 | 12 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,099 | 24 | |
| 2009 | — | #5,800 | 15 | |
| 2008 | — | #6,070 | 14 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,996 | 18 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,072 | 17 | |
| 2005 | — | #6,226 | 12 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,138 | 12 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,877 | 12 | |
| 2002 | — | #7,643 | 8 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,142 | 14 | |
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,656 | 11 | |
| 1998 | — | #6,314 | 9 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,960 | 12 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,396 | 14 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,452 | 10 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,819 | 16 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,872 | 11 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,636 | 16 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,203 | 16 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,559 | 21 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,882 | 11 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,411 | 12 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,898 | 15 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,357 | 12 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,556 | 17 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,826 | 14 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,065 | 22 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,983 | 22 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,928 | 22 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,323 | 16 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,862 | 23 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,058 | 19 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,605 | 26 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,478 | 28 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,580 | 24 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,720 | 21 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,615 | 24 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,255 | 38 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,367 | 33 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,303 | 37 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,320 | 36 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,199 | 42 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,321 | 34 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,318 | 35 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,157 | 43 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,105 | 45 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,151 | 42 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,214 | 38 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,044 | 48 | |
| 1951 | — | #943 | 55 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,105 | 41 | |
| 1949 | — | #885 | 60 | |
| 1948 | — | #802 | 71 | |
| 1947 | — | #861 | 65 | |
| 1946 | — | #862 | 58 | |
| 1945 | — | #761 | 65 | |
| 1944 | — | #949 | 46 | |
| 1943 | — | #797 | 68 | |
| 1942 | — | #780 | 68 | |
| 1941 | — | #807 | 61 | |
| 1940 | — | #711 | 73 | |
| 1939 | — | #738 | 66 | |
| 1938 | — | #597 | 98 | |
| 1937 | — | #650 | 83 | |
| 1936 | — | #714 | 70 | |
| 1935 | — | #670 | 79 | |
| 1934 | — | #642 | 87 | |
| 1933 | — | #597 | 95 | |
| 1932 | — | #570 | 108 | |
| 1931 | — | #576 | 104 | |
| 1930 | — | #591 | 104 | |
| 1929 | — | #547 | 116 | |
| 1928 | — | #533 | 129 | |
| 1927 | — | #531 | 133 | |
| 1926 | — | #597 | 111 | |
| 1925 | — | #531 | 134 | |
| 1924 | — | #506 | 152 | |
| 1923 | — | #513 | 140 | |
| 1922 | — | #497 | 156 | |
| 1921 | — | #500 | 152 | |
| 1920 | — | #526 | 134 | |
| 1919 | — | #584 | 106 | |
| 1918 | — | #474 | 155 | |
| 1917 | — | #514 | 125 | |
| 1916 | — | #534 | 115 | |
| 1915 | — | #520 | 114 | |
| 1914 | — | #562 | 79 | |
| 1913 | — | #552 | 61 | |
| 1912 | — | #608 | 45 | |
| 1911 | — | #605 | 25 | |
| 1910 | — | #782 | 15 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #477 | 22 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Harland! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1888, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Harland is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#160 · 1 in 914
- Wisconsin#164 · 1 in 1,144
- Minnesota#179 · 1 in 1,296
- Maine#195 · 1 in 1,250
- Nebraska#220 · 1 in 1,761
Best ever in a state: #86 in Vermont, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 914 |
| Wisconsin | #164 | 21 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Minnesota | #179 | 17 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Maine | #195 | 5 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Nebraska | #220 | 7 | 1 in 1,761 |
| Kansas | #250 | 8 | 1 in 2,047 |
| Michigan | #296 | 10 | 1 in 3,549 |
| Iowa | #303 | 6 | 1 in 3,633 |
| Massachusetts | #318 | 6 | 1 in 5,697 |
| Illinois | #424 | 7 | 1 in 8,023 |
| New York | #475 | 8 | 1 in 11,565 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 560 spots since 2024 (#2,595 → #2,035)
- 1,239 spots since 2020 (#3,274 → #2,035)
- 1,478 spots since 2015 (#3,513 → #2,035)
- Biggest jump: 389 spots in 1895 (#1,074 → #685)
- Biggest drop: 416 spots in 1896 (#685 → #1,101)
Rise & fade · boys
36 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1918 at #474 (155 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 59 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1903–1949
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,014
- Highest: 1 in 6,014 boys born in 1905 were named Harland (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 23,398 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #474 in 1918, was only 1 in 6,539 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.3% of all boys named Harland (1,357) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | #754 (1882) | #848 |
| 1890s | 62 | #685 (1895) | #950 |
| 1900s | 105 | #477 (1905) | #765 |
| 1910s | 840 | #474 (1918) | #574 |
| 1920s | 1,357 | #497 (1922) | #528 |
| 1930s | 894 | #570 (1932) | #635 |
| 1940s | 635 | #711 (1940) | #822 |
| 1950s | 423 | #943 (1951) | #1,156 |
| 1960s | 281 | #1,255 (1963) | #1,538 |
| 1970s | 183 | #1,862 (1971) | #2,363 |
| 1980s | 135 | #2,559 (1987) | #3,568 |
| 1990s | 117 | #3,636 (1991) | #5,107 |
| 2000s | 130 | #4,996 (2007) | #6,038 |
| 2010s | 317 | #2,394 (2019) | #3,819 |
| 2020s | 310 | #2,035 (2025) | #2,623 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Harland in 1921
boys
#500
152 births · 1 in 7,246 boys
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 7,246 of them was named Harland, which outranked 90.0% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).