Harrison
- #10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births
- #116 for boys in 2025, 3,072 births
- Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Around 1888: Benjamin Harrison elected president
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- Peak · boys
- 1888 · 400 births
- Debut · boys
- 65 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 99,138since 1880
Harrison over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #116 | 3,072 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #121 | 2,966 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #119 | 3,068 |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | #128 | 2,920 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #121 | 3,150 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #114 | 3,221 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #111 | 3,455 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #115 | 3,413 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #113 | 3,521 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #107 | 3,662 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #119 | 3,343 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #127 | 3,205 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #162 | 2,511 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | #181 | 2,126 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #199 | 1,830 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #233 | 1,491 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #241 | 1,466 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #219 | 1,735 |
| 2007 | — | #225 | 1,654 | |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #231 | 1,560 |
| 2005 | — | #211 | 1,717 | |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #209 | 1,729 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #212 | 1,697 |
| 2002 | — | #199 | 1,866 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #203 | 1,798 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #184 | 1,986 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #182 | 1,925 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #174 | 1,903 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #181 | 1,824 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #209 | 1,478 |
| 1995 | — | #217 | 1,362 | |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #218 | 1,331 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #279 | 1,031 |
| 1992 | — | #282 | 1,019 | |
| 1991 | — | #273 | 981 | |
| 1990 | — | #280 | 929 | |
| 1989 | — | #283 | 883 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #314 | 694 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #341 | 592 |
| 1986 | — | #394 | 462 | |
| 1985 | — | #418 | 416 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #571 | 221 |
| 1983 | — | #558 | 227 | |
| 1982 | — | #603 | 201 | |
| 1981 | — | #735 | 139 | |
| 1980 | — | #755 | 135 | |
| 1979 | — | #842 | 105 | |
| 1978 | — | #860 | 100 | |
| 1977 | — | #970 | 78 | |
| 1976 | — | #828 | 102 | |
| 1975 | — | #783 | 112 | |
| 1974 | — | #776 | 107 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #740 | 117 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #740 | 114 |
| 1971 | — | #811 | 99 | |
| 1970 | — | #753 | 119 | |
| 1969 | — | #718 | 118 | |
| 1968 | — | #713 | 111 | |
| 1967 | — | #646 | 133 | |
| 1966 | — | #652 | 129 | |
| 1965 | — | #688 | 117 | |
| 1964 | — | #669 | 132 | |
| 1963 | — | #620 | 158 | |
| 1962 | — | #598 | 168 | |
| 1961 | — | #661 | 140 | |
| 1960 | — | #591 | 175 | |
| 1959 | — | #565 | 191 | |
| 1958 | — | #584 | 176 | |
| 1957 | — | #543 | 204 | |
| 1956 | — | #555 | 187 | |
| 1955 | — | #529 | 192 | |
| 1954 | — | #506 | 205 | |
| 1953 | — | #472 | 219 | |
| 1952 | — | #465 | 229 | |
| 1951 | — | #459 | 218 | |
| 1950 | — | #447 | 216 | |
| 1949 | — | #438 | 232 | |
| 1948 | — | #430 | 240 | |
| 1947 | — | #421 | 263 | |
| 1946 | — | #452 | 196 | |
| 1945 | — | #398 | 226 | |
| 1944 | — | #453 | 179 | |
| 1943 | — | #404 | 233 | |
| 1942 | — | #422 | 211 | |
| 1941 | — | #437 | 177 | |
| 1940 | — | #434 | 178 | |
| 1939 | — | #400 | 203 | |
| 1938 | — | #383 | 216 | |
| 1937 | — | #381 | 211 | |
| 1936 | — | #405 | 183 | |
| 1935 | — | #386 | 198 | |
| 1934 | — | #384 | 203 | |
| 1933 | — | #353 | 233 | |
| 1932 | — | #349 | 251 | |
| 1931 | — | #373 | 226 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #368 | 241 |
| 1929 | — | #387 | 223 | |
| 1928 | — | #345 | 274 | |
| 1927 | — | #334 | 293 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #333 | 302 |
| 1925 | — | #304 | 349 | |
| 1924 | — | #315 | 333 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #294 | 361 |
| 1922 | — | #292 | 374 | |
| 1921 | — | #309 | 349 | |
| 1920 | — | #277 | 407 | |
| 1919 | — | #307 | 322 | |
| 1918 | — | #276 | 372 | |
| 1917 | — | #291 | 320 | |
| 1916 | — | #301 | 298 | |
| 1915 | — | #279 | 313 | |
| 1914 | — | #270 | 262 | |
| 1913 | — | #277 | 197 | |
| 1912 | — | #270 | 170 | |
| 1911 | — | #291 | 82 | |
| 1910 | — | #246 | 95 | |
| 1909 | — | #302 | 57 | |
| 1908 | — | #281 | 59 | |
| 1907 | — | #284 | 55 | |
| 1906 | — | #309 | 44 | |
| 1905 | — | #264 | 56 | |
| 1904 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1903 | — | #269 | 47 | |
| 1902 | — | #254 | 53 | |
| 1901 | — | #259 | 44 | |
| 1900 | — | #244 | 69 | |
| 1899 | — | #227 | 54 | |
| 1898 | — | #186 | 83 | |
| 1897 | — | #204 | 69 | |
| 1896 | — | #200 | 79 | |
| 1895 | — | #189 | 81 | |
| 1894 | — | #178 | 85 | |
| 1893 | — | #125 | 120 | |
| 1892 | — | #111 | 158 | |
| 1891 | — | #130 | 106 | |
| 1890 | — | #107 | 156 | |
| 1889 | — | #68 | 288 | |
| 1888 | — | #52 | 400 | |
| 1887 | — | #129 | 99 | |
| 1886 | — | #177 | 77 | |
| 1885 | — | #245 | 45 | |
| 1884 | — | #207 | 63 | |
| 1883 | — | #193 | 61 | |
| 1882 | — | #177 | 76 | |
| 1881 | — | #187 | 61 | |
| 1880 | — | #189 | 65 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harrison was already there! It came in at #189, and was given to 65 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1909, when fewer than 60 boys a year got the name.
Where Harrison is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #37 | 10 | 1 in 121 |
| Maine | #38 | 27 | 1 in 142 |
| Alabama | #52 | 77 | 1 in 279 |
| Missouri | #52 | 105 | 1 in 265 |
| Minnesota | #59 | 90 | 1 in 272 |
| Indiana | #68 | 105 | 1 in 302 |
| Kentucky | #70 | 66 | 1 in 311 |
| North Dakota | #70 | 15 | 1 in 224 |
| Massachusetts | #71 | 91 | 1 in 297 |
| New Hampshire | #74 | 20 | 1 in 225 |
| Louisiana | #80 | 57 | 1 in 336 |
| Oregon | #81 | 45 | 1 in 335 |
| Iowa | #82 | 42 | 1 in 329 |
| South Carolina | #83 | 61 | 1 in 348 |
| Tennessee | #83 | 102 | 1 in 360 |
| Michigan | #85 | 107 | 1 in 376 |
| Washington | #89 | 85 | 1 in 386 |
| Wisconsin | #89 | 66 | 1 in 355 |
| South Dakota | #94 | 13 | 1 in 296 |
| Idaho | #97 | 25 | 1 in 345 |
| North Carolina | #97 | 127 | 1 in 405 |
| Rhode Island | #97 | 11 | 1 in 284 |
| Georgia | #102 | 111 | 1 in 452 |
| Nebraska | #103 | 24 | 1 in 367 |
| Illinois | #109 | 108 | 1 in 459 |
| Montana | #109 | 11 | 1 in 342 |
| Ohio | #111 | 120 | 1 in 438 |
| Colorado | #119 | 60 | 1 in 448 |
| Utah | #119 | 44 | 1 in 447 |
| Oklahoma | #120 | 39 | 1 in 453 |
| Connecticut | #121 | 31 | 1 in 426 |
| Virginia | #122 | 70 | 1 in 532 |
| New York | #125 | 147 | 1 in 574 |
| Delaware | #126 | 8 | 1 in 368 |
| Kansas | #131 | 30 | 1 in 468 |
| Pennsylvania | #131 | 96 | 1 in 544 |
| District of Columbia | #139 | 6 | 1 in 421 |
| Arkansas | #141 | 25 | 1 in 503 |
| West Virginia | #151 | 12 | 1 in 513 |
| Texas | #153 | 247 | 1 in 709 |
| New Jersey | #155 | 64 | 1 in 621 |
| California | #176 | 225 | 1 in 780 |
| Florida | #176 | 127 | 1 in 752 |
| Mississippi | #182 | 17 | 1 in 637 |
| Maryland | #184 | 33 | 1 in 694 |
| Arizona | #197 | 43 | 1 in 761 |
| Nevada | #299 | 10 | 1 in 1,129 |
| New Mexico | #311 | 6 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 5 spots since 2024 (#121 → #116)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#114 → #116)
- 3 spots since 2015 (#119 → #116)
- Biggest jump: 153 spots in 1985
- Biggest drop: 142 spots in 1977
Rise & fade · boys
8 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1888 at #52 (400 births)
- Births halved by 1890, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1888–1889
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 302
- Highest: 1 in 302 boys born in 1888 were named Harrison (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 556 boys born in 2025 (0.18%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 28.8% of all boys named Harrison (28,557) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #52 (1888) → #970 (1977) → #107 (2016)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,235 | #52 (1888) | #162 |
| 1890s | 991 | #107 (1890) | #166 |
| 1900s | 530 | #244 (1900) | #274 |
| 1910s | 2,431 | #246 (1910) | #281 |
| 1920s | 3,265 | #277 (1920) | #319 |
| 1930s | 2,165 | #349 (1932) | #378 |
| 1940s | 2,135 | #398 (1945) | #429 |
| 1950s | 2,037 | #447 (1950) | #513 |
| 1960s | 1,381 | #591 (1960) | #656 |
| 1970s | 1,053 | #740 (1973) | #810 |
| 1980s | 3,970 | #283 (1989) | #497 |
| 1990s | 13,783 | #174 (1998) | #230 |
| 2000s | 17,208 | #184 (2000) | #213 |
| 2010s | 28,557 | #107 (2016) | #147 |
| 2020s | 18,397 | #114 (2020) | #120 |
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.
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