Harold
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #991 for boys in 2025, 230 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1921 · 13,811 births
- Debut · boys
- 113 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 83 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 551,632since 1880
Harold over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #991 | 230 | |
| 2024 | — | #988 | 227 | |
| 2023 | — | #914 | 253 | |
| 2022 | — | #923 | 250 | |
| 2021 | — | #954 | 236 | |
| 2020 | — | #932 | 238 | |
| 2019 | — | #815 | 279 | |
| 2018 | — | #796 | 284 | |
| 2017 | — | #798 | 286 | |
| 2016 | — | #802 | 288 | |
| 2015 | — | #808 | 283 | |
| 2014 | — | #829 | 272 | |
| 2013 | — | #889 | 234 | |
| 2012 | — | #836 | 261 | |
| 2011 | — | #841 | 256 | |
| 2010 | — | #744 | 305 | |
| 2009 | — | #825 | 266 | |
| 2008 | — | #733 | 312 | |
| 2007 | — | #680 | 350 | |
| 2006 | — | #650 | 356 | |
| 2005 | — | #627 | 349 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #613 | 350 |
| 2003 | — | #609 | 343 | |
| 2002 | — | #588 | 363 | |
| 2001 | — | #556 | 377 | |
| 2000 | — | #538 | 406 | |
| 1999 | — | #514 | 413 | |
| 1998 | — | #514 | 406 | |
| 1997 | — | #490 | 435 | |
| 1996 | — | #440 | 508 | |
| 1995 | — | #441 | 519 | |
| 1994 | — | #440 | 517 | |
| 1993 | — | #381 | 602 | |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #355 | 664 |
| 1991 | — | #355 | 683 | |
| 1990 | — | #324 | 771 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #305 | 783 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #290 | 801 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #272 | 805 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #270 | 803 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #259 | 857 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #253 | 861 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #239 | 940 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #225 | 1,043 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #222 | 1,101 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #207 | 1,189 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #195 | 1,246 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #190 | 1,243 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #167 | 1,434 |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | #162 | 1,440 |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 | #153 | 1,587 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #146 | 1,677 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #140 | 1,812 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | #132 | 2,035 |
| 1971 | #2,874 | 24 | #130 | 2,387 |
| 1970 | #3,208 | 20 | #122 | 2,726 |
| 1969 | #3,102 | 19 | #117 | 2,763 |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | #108 | 2,835 |
| 1967 | #2,868 | 19 | #104 | 2,956 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #99 | 3,323 |
| 1965 | #2,204 | 29 | #99 | 3,539 |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | #98 | 3,875 |
| 1963 | #3,176 | 16 | #96 | 4,093 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #95 | 4,233 |
| 1961 | #2,543 | 23 | #94 | 4,448 |
| 1960 | #2,246 | 27 | #92 | 4,679 |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 | #87 | 4,943 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #84 | 5,149 |
| 1957 | #2,067 | 28 | #74 | 5,752 |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | #72 | 5,955 |
| 1955 | #1,978 | 29 | #63 | 6,096 |
| 1954 | #2,240 | 23 | #60 | 6,359 |
| 1953 | #2,071 | 25 | #56 | 6,580 |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 | #51 | 6,957 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #46 | 7,178 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #45 | 7,214 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 | #42 | 7,817 |
| 1948 | #1,953 | 24 | #36 | 8,144 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | #35 | 8,904 |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | #33 | 8,373 |
| 1945 | #1,743 | 23 | #28 | 7,524 |
| 1944 | #1,545 | 28 | #27 | 7,980 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #27 | 8,670 |
| 1942 | #1,630 | 26 | #27 | 8,582 |
| 1941 | #1,294 | 35 | #24 | 8,102 |
| 1940 | #1,242 | 35 | #23 | 8,080 |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 | #23 | 8,299 |
| 1938 | #1,343 | 30 | #23 | 8,563 |
| 1937 | #1,196 | 36 | #21 | 8,550 |
| 1936 | #1,375 | 28 | #21 | 8,628 |
| 1935 | #1,073 | 42 | #20 | 9,170 |
| 1934 | #1,166 | 37 | #18 | 9,926 |
| 1933 | #1,102 | 40 | #18 | 9,543 |
| 1932 | #899 | 61 | #18 | 10,433 |
| 1931 | #862 | 64 | #18 | 10,695 |
| 1930 | #867 | 68 | #18 | 11,660 |
| 1929 | #706 | 98 | #16 | 11,677 |
| 1928 | #742 | 91 | #14 | 12,670 |
| 1927 | #723 | 99 | #14 | 13,226 |
| 1926 | #757 | 91 | #14 | 13,310 |
| 1925 | #794 | 86 | #14 | 13,597 |
| 1924 | #829 | 81 | #13 | 14,149 |
| 1923 | #976 | 58 | #13 | 13,874 |
| 1922 | #939 | 62 | #13 | 13,593 |
| 1921 | #853 | 75 | #12 | 13,811 |
| 1920 | #894 | 66 | #12 | 13,678 |
| 1919 | #831 | 71 | #13 | 12,021 |
| 1918 | #1,018 | 50 | #13 | 12,185 |
| 1917 | #888 | 61 | #12 | 11,194 |
| 1916 | #1,210 | 35 | #13 | 10,698 |
| 1915 | #1,000 | 44 | #12 | 10,444 |
| 1914 | #956 | 38 | #14 | 7,563 |
| 1913 | #1,091 | 25 | #13 | 6,157 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 | #13 | 5,102 |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | #16 | 2,448 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #18 | 1,909 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #16 | 1,725 |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | #17 | 1,542 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #17 | 1,452 |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | #17 | 1,330 |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #20 | 1,258 |
| 1904 | — | #20 | 1,186 | |
| 1903 | — | #20 | 1,065 | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #19 | 1,077 |
| 1901 | — | #21 | 915 | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | #20 | 1,245 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #19 | 914 |
| 1898 | — | #22 | 963 | |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #21 | 860 |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #23 | 862 |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | #29 | 753 |
| 1894 | — | #32 | 690 | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #34 | 566 |
| 1892 | — | #37 | 583 | |
| 1891 | — | #42 | 419 | |
| 1890 | — | #46 | 408 | |
| 1889 | — | #57 | 340 | |
| 1888 | — | #69 | 298 | |
| 1887 | — | #61 | 279 | |
| 1886 | — | #78 | 224 | |
| 1885 | — | #82 | 201 | |
| 1884 | — | #85 | 191 | |
| 1883 | — | #117 | 108 | |
| 1882 | — | #115 | 127 | |
| 1881 | — | #106 | 120 | |
| 1880 | — | #116 | 113 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harold was already there! It came in at #116, and was given to 113 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 130 boys a year got the name.
Where Harold is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#123 · 1 in 813
- Alaska#145 · 1 in 741
- South Carolina#156 · 1 in 857
- Tennessee#162 · 1 in 1,111
- Arkansas#172 · 1 in 1,150
Best ever in a state: #2 in Nebraska, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #123 | 13 | 1 in 813 |
| Alaska | #145 | 6 | 1 in 741 |
| South Carolina | #156 | 25 | 1 in 857 |
| Tennessee | #162 | 29 | 1 in 1,111 |
| Arkansas | #172 | 13 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Kentucky | #191 | 14 | 1 in 1,706 |
| District of Columbia | #195 | 8 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Connecticut | #199 | 12 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Mississippi | #201 | 14 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Nevada | #207 | 5 | 1 in 1,357 |
| North Carolina | #216 | 27 | 1 in 1,538 |
| Louisiana | #217 | 27 | 1 in 1,191 |
| New Mexico | #217 | 10 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Hawaii | #219 | 6 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Michigan | #219 | 34 | 1 in 1,901 |
| Georgia | #222 | 31 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Ohio | #225 | 33 | 1 in 2,311 |
| New York | #233 | 74 | 1 in 1,698 |
| Indiana | #235 | 16 | 1 in 2,308 |
| Pennsylvania | #250 | 29 | 1 in 2,676 |
| Maryland | #254 | 13 | 1 in 2,239 |
| Florida | #259 | 45 | 1 in 1,767 |
| Oklahoma | #261 | 10 | 1 in 2,078 |
| Alabama | #262 | 13 | 1 in 1,948 |
| Illinois | #267 | 39 | 1 in 2,095 |
| Massachusetts | #267 | 13 | 1 in 3,138 |
| Missouri | #268 | 14 | 1 in 2,553 |
| New Jersey | #268 | 21 | 1 in 2,377 |
| Washington | #295 | 11 | 1 in 2,884 |
| Texas | #311 | 60 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Virginia | #327 | 12 | 1 in 3,286 |
| Minnesota | #337 | 6 | 1 in 5,082 |
| Kansas | #346 | 5 | 1 in 3,308 |
| Oregon | #350 | 5 | 1 in 3,548 |
| California | #365 | 70 | 1 in 3,411 |
| Arizona | #366 | 9 | 1 in 3,154 |
| Wisconsin | #380 | 6 | 1 in 5,400 |
| Colorado | #431 | 5 | 1 in 4,913 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Harold
- 3 spots since 2024 (#988 → #991)
- 59 spots since 2020 (#932 → #991)
- 183 spots since 2015 (#808 → #991)
- Biggest jump: 81 spots in 2010 (#825 → #744)
- Biggest drop: 117 spots in 2020 (#815 → #932)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #12 (13,811 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 83 yrs · run 1884–1966
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 78 boys born in 1920 were named Harold (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,426 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #12 in 1921, was only 1 in 80 (1.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.2% of all boys named Harold (133,585) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,001 | #57 (1889) | #89 |
| 1890s | 7,018 | #19 (1899) | #31 |
| 1900s | 12,795 | #16 (1909) | #19 |
| 1910s | 79,721 | #12 (1917) | #14 |
| 1920s | 133,585 | #12 (1921) | #14 |
| 1930s | 95,467 | #18 (1930) | #20 |
| 1940s | 82,176 | #23 (1940) | #30 |
| 1950s | 62,183 | #45 (1950) | #64 |
| 1960s | 36,744 | #92 (1960) | #100 |
| 1970s | 17,587 | #122 (1970) | #154 |
| 1980s | 9,183 | #207 (1980) | #254 |
| 1990s | 5,518 | #324 (1990) | #425 |
| 2000s | 3,472 | #538 (2000) | #642 |
| 2010s | 2,748 | #744 (2010) | #816 |
| 2020s | 1,434 | #914 (2023) | #950 |
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.
Harold in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 217,329 of them was named Harold, which outranked 39.8% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,353Zana9
- #7,353Zanetta9
- #7,353Zeina9
- #7,987Harold8
- #7,987Aarin8
- #7,987Adrena8
- #7,987Africa8
- #8,778Aarti7
- #8,778Aasha7
- #8,778Abilene7
Tied with 790 names at #7,987; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,319 of them was named Harold, which outranked 96.7% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.