Harmon

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1890 · 27 births
Debut · boys
23 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,607
since 1880

Harmon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Harmon has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #335, 1890boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#5,86115
2024—#5,44317
2023—#4,11226
2022—#5,01919
2021#10,2929#4,24724
2020—#5,23517
2019—#4,23024
2018—#5,77015
2017—#4,93519
2016#16,2155#3,88327
2015—#4,89019
2014—#4,01425
2013—#4,06424
2012#16,8695#3,53030
2011—#4,98318
2010—#4,09924
2009—#7,23611
2008—#4,71420
2007#15,4916#4,24323
2006—#2,97937
2005—#3,71025
2004—#3,28529
2003—#2,78035
2002—#2,63236
2001—#2,98830
2000—#2,99329
1999—#2,79530
1998—#2,92627
1997—#4,45114
1996—#5,18711
1995—#5,12411
1994—#4,80312
1993—#7,6386
1992—#3,74816
1991—#5,9428
1990—#3,97114
1989—#4,27112
1988—#4,16211
1987—#3,95911
1986—#5,3327
1985—#5,1477
1984—#3,92510
1983—#3,88410
1982—#3,48212
1981—#2,68017
1980—#3,09814
1979—#2,77716
1978—#2,20521
1977—#2,20221
1976—#2,82614
1975—#2,54016
1974—#2,45916
1973—#3,01311
1972—#1,77125
1971—#1,91622
1970—#1,41635
1969—#1,72823
1968—#1,61424
1967—#1,44928
1966—#1,42829
1965—#1,42929
1964—#1,12646
1963—#1,40331
1962—#1,17244
1961—#1,17945
1960—#1,21042
1959—#1,06852
1958—#1,10448
1957—#1,16544
1956—#1,05651
1955—#97659
1954—#99656
1953—#82576
1952—#93957
1951—#90261
1950—#96052
1949—#83467
1948—#79972
1947—#677104
1946—#76775
1945—#70973
1944—#87852
1943—#628102
1942—#71880
1941—#60997
1940—#589101
1939—#70072
1938—#64486
1937—#60592
1936—#59196
1935—#534117
1934—#62392
1933—#563104
1932—#545116
1931#4,3315#59098
1930—#540122
1929—#561111
1928—#578114
1927—#532132
1926—#521134
1925—#594112
1924—#544136
1923—#539129
1922—#602115
1921—#471169
1920—#542128
1919—#497143
1918—#504140
1917—#538118
1916—#520120
1915—#515117
1914—#50395
1913—#46585
1912—#48167
1911—#53331
1910—#53728
1909—#47329
1908—#42232
1907—#59118
1906—#64014
1905—#49121
1904—#45222
1903—#52717
1902—#61513
1901—#43319
1900—#47723
1899—#37624
1898—#47319
1897—#55614
1896—#67411
1895—#52915
1894—#41920
1893—#43518
1892—#49716
1891—#37721
1890—#33527
1889—#35125
1888—#44218
1887—#35621
1886—#41718
1885—#41119
1884—#38621
1883—#43317
1882—#39920
1881—#39518
1880—#35623
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Harmon was already there! It came in at #356, and was given to 23 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1993, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Harmon is popular in 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #487 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,782 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedMINew York: #597 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 18,041 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedINOhio: #395 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,997 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedKSArkansas: #352 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,278 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #264 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,346 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,608 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedLAMississippi: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,021 boysMSAlabama: #413 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,298 boysALGeorgia: #385 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,551 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Harmon, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#264 · 1 in 2,346
  2. Oklahoma#333 · 1 in 3,608
  3. Mississippi#338 · 1 in 3,021
  4. Arkansas#352 · 1 in 3,278
  5. Georgia#385 · 1 in 4,551

Best ever in a state: #190 in Florida, 1918.

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StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#26471 in 2,346
Oklahoma#33361 in 3,608
Mississippi#33861 in 3,021
Arkansas#35251 in 3,278
Georgia#38561 in 4,551
Ohio#39561 in 7,997
Alabama#41361 in 4,298
Illinois#48751 in 10,782
New York#59751 in 18,041
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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.

See more about Harmon
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 418 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #5,861)
  • 626 spots since 2020 (#5,235 → #5,861)
  • 971 spots since 2015 (#4,890 → #5,861)
  • Biggest jump: 169 spots in 1908 (#591 → #422)
  • Biggest drop: 250 spots in 1944 (#628 → #878)
Rise & fade · boys
10 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1890 at #335 (27 births)
  • Births halved by 1896, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 76 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,112
  • Highest: 1 in 4,112 boys born in 1890 were named Harmon (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 19.4% of all boys named Harmon (1,280) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s200#351 (1889)#395
1890s185#335 (1890)#467
1900s208#422 (1908)#512
1910s944#465 (1913)#509
1920s1,280#471 (1921)#548
1930s995#534 (1935)#594
1940s823#589 (1940)#721
1950s556#825 (1953)#999
1960s341#1,126 (1964)#1,374
1970s197#1,416 (1970)#2,313
1980s111#2,680 (1981)#3,994
1990s149#2,795 (1999)#4,659
2000s275#2,632 (2002)#3,756
2010s225#3,530 (2012)#4,440
2020s118#4,112 (2023)#4,986

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.

Harmon in 1931

girls
#4,331
5 births · 1 in 212,946 girls
boys
#590
98 births · 1 in 10,609 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #4,331Harmon5

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #590Harmon98
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 212,946 of them was named Harmon, which outranked 13.0% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harmon
  1. #3,848Zelphia6
  2. #3,848Zoa6
  3. #3,848Zoie6
  4. #4,331Harmon5
  5. #4,331Adalene5
  6. #4,331Adean5
  7. #4,331Adelma5

Tied with 648 names at #4,331; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 10,609 of them was named Harmon, which outranked 86.3% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harmon
  1. #584Talmadge100
  2. #588Anderson99
  3. #588Verlin99
  4. #590Harmon98
  5. #590Dewitt98
  6. #590Donovan98
  7. #590Gregorio98
  8. #596Denis97
  9. #596Donal97
  10. #596Jewel97

Tied with 5 names at #590; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1931 →