Harris

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #1,297 for boys in 2025, 150 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1889 · 31 births
Debut · boys
18 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,472
since 1880

Harris over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #313, 1889boys
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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#13,2086#1,297150
2024#8,44312#1,318147
2023—#1,163178
2022#13,5926#1,171174
2021#8,46412#1,001219
2020#8,95311#996214
2019#11,3568#1,028202
2018#9,80610#1,018202
2017#11,6158#1,042193
2016#10,8599#971212
2015#13,0067#1,006203
2014#16,5135#1,089176
2013#11,0009#1,186151
2012—#1,266139
2011#11,1819#1,411117
2010—#1,438115
2009—#1,403121
2008—#1,251139
2007#13,9247#1,171151
2006#15,1526#1,229136
2005—#1,307116
2004#16,0995#1,179132
2003#12,4087#1,111138
2002—#1,060143
2001#15,3525#1,068135
2000—#1,075132
1999#11,3857#1,032134
1998#8,58410#1,023132
1997#10,8367#1,096115
1996—#1,155102
1995—#1,022118
1994—#1,113103
1993—#1,029115
1992#13,3175#1,043110
1991—#1,030110
1990—#1,06599
1989—#1,002104
1988—#961100
1987—#1,06281
1986—#1,10272
1985—#1,04378
1984—#1,08468
1983—#1,20557
1982—#1,16462
1981—#1,06274
1980—#1,35748
1979—#99180
1978—#1,08764
1977—#1,09363
1976—#1,22550
1975—#98270
1974—#1,05261
1973—#99266
1972—#96071
1971—#1,05759
1970—#1,00565
1969—#1,00858
1968—#93860
1967—#82775
1966—#80582
1965—#89767
1964—#86078
1963—#76699
1962—#83283
1961—#82586
1960—#748106
1959—#742106
1958—#703113
1957—#685124
1956—#659132
1955—#634137
1954—#621141
1953—#572156
1952—#580144
1951—#596136
1950—#510173
1949—#510170
1948—#510166
1947—#487190
1946—#507161
1945—#443180
1944—#482157
1943—#487160
1942—#468176
1941—#480150
1940—#460158
1939—#477143
1938—#482144
1937—#444158
1936—#472142
1935—#407181
1934—#437166
1933—#407176
1932—#458155
1931—#417182
1930—#434182
1929—#397213
1928—#399225
1927—#414212
1926—#414213
1925—#410211
1924—#411224
1923—#392230
1922—#391233
1921—#387245
1920—#396226
1919—#412201
1918#4,8095#391234
1917#3,7137#429175
1916—#388203
1915—#382196
1914#3,1886#407137
1913—#387120
1912—#42883
1911—#39951
1910—#48033
1909—#37840
1908—#37438
1907—#45726
1906—#38731
1905—#42126
1904—#51518
1903—#45121
1902—#38826
1901—#63711
1900—#38533
1899—#41520
1898—#39425
1897—#36726
1896—#36727
1895—#41422
1894—#39922
1893—#43518
1892—#35728
1891—#33326
1890—#43417
1889—#31331
1888—#35327
1887—#51612
1886—#40319
1885—#49814
1884—#39920
1883—#46015
1882—#45316
1881—#44215
1880—#40318
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Harris was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.

Where Harris is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedNHWashington: #848 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,528 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #504 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,500 boysMNIllinois: #756 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,968 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,087 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,543 boysMINew York: #792 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,478 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,238 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 12,641 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedWVVirginia: #737 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,833 boysVAMaryland: #708 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,177 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedKSArkansas: #543 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,551 boysARTennessee: #599 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,407 boysTNNorth Carolina: #945 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,992 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #807 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,313 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedMSAlabama: #727 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,353 boysALGeorgia: #604 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,352 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Harris, so not publishedHITexas: #1,064 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 8,908 boysTXFlorida: #1,511 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,035 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#504 · 1 in 2,500
  2. Arkansas#543 · 1 in 2,551
  3. Tennessee#599 · 1 in 3,407
  4. Georgia#604 · 1 in 3,352
  5. Maryland#708 · 1 in 4,177

Best ever in a state: #141 in Hawaii, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#504101 in 2,500
Arkansas#54351 in 2,551
Tennessee#599101 in 3,407
Georgia#604151 in 3,352
Maryland#70861 in 4,177
Alabama#72751 in 4,353
Virginia#73781 in 4,833
Illinois#756111 in 4,968
New York#792161 in 5,478
Louisiana#80751 in 4,313
Washington#84861 in 5,528
North Carolina#94571 in 6,992
Texas#1,064191 in 8,908
Michigan#1,08751 in 8,543
California#1,238151 in 12,641
Florida#1,51161 in 15,035
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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 Harris
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 21 spots since 2024 (#1,318 → #1,297)
  • 301 spots since 2020 (#996 → #1,297)
  • 291 spots since 2015 (#1,006 → #1,297)
  • Biggest jump: 249 spots in 1902 (#637 → #388)
  • Biggest drop: 366 spots in 1980 (#991 → #1,357)
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1889 at #313 (31 births)
  • Births halved by 1901, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 96 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,567
  • Highest: 1 in 3,567 boys born in 1889 were named Harris (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,387 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 13.6% of all boys named Harris (2,232) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s187#313 (1889)#424
1890s231#333 (1891)#392
1900s270#374 (1908)#439
1910s1,433#382 (1915)#410
1920s2,232#387 (1921)#401
1930s1,629#407 (1935)#444
1940s1,668#443 (1945)#483
1950s1,362#510 (1950)#630
1960s794#748 (1960)#851
1970s649#960 (1972)#1,044
1980s744#961 (1988)#1,104
1990s1,138#1,022 (1995)#1,061
2000s1,343#1,060 (2002)#1,185
2010s1,710#971 (2016)#1,146
2020s1,082#996 (2020)#1,158

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.

Harris in 2020

girls
#8,953
11 births · 1 in 146,959 girls
boys
#996
214 births · 1 in 8,066 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #8,953Harris11

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #996Harris214
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 146,959 of them was named Harris, which outranked 48.9% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harris
  1. #8,406Zoiee12
  2. #8,406Zona12
  3. #8,406Zyia12
  4. #8,953Harris11
  5. #8,953Aahna11
  6. #8,953Aaryah11
  7. #8,953Aaryana11
  8. #9,546Aashna10
  9. #9,546Abree10
  10. #9,546Abria10

Tied with 592 names at #8,953; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 8,066 of them was named Harris, which outranked 92.9% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harris
  1. #992Jaxen215
  2. #992Jeffery215
  3. #992Willie215
  4. #996Harris214
  5. #996Jericho214
  6. #998Rogelio213
  7. #999Billy212
  8. #999Karim212

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →