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

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Peak · boys
1888 · 400 births
Debut · boys
65 births
In top 100 · boys
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
99,138
since 1880

Harrison over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #52, 1888boys
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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#10,9178#1163,072
2024#8,94611#1212,966
2023#12,1977#1193,068
2022#10,3839#1282,920
2021#8,46412#1213,150
2020#10,2509#1143,221
2019#7,71614#1113,455
2018#11,4278#1153,413
2017#7,84014#1133,521
2016#11,7818#1073,662
2015#14,4826#1193,343
2014#9,51711#1273,205
2013#7,74815#1622,511
2012#7,80415#1812,126
2011#11,1819#1991,830
2010#9,79011#2331,491
2009#12,4298#2411,466
2008#13,8327#2191,735
2007—#2251,654
2006#9,90111#2311,560
2005—#2111,717
2004#7,82814#2091,729
2003#12,4087#2121,697
2002—#1991,866
2001#15,3525#2031,798
2000#10,7458#1841,986
1999#10,3458#1821,925
1998#8,58410#1741,903
1997#7,28312#1811,824
1996#8,8129#2091,478
1995—#2171,362
1994#8,8049#2181,331
1993#11,7806#2791,031
1992—#2821,019
1991—#273981
1990—#280929
1989—#283883
1988#10,3866#314694
1987#9,8256#341592
1986—#394462
1985—#418416
1984#10,4225#571221
1983—#558227
1982—#603201
1981—#735139
1980—#755135
1979—#842105
1978—#860100
1977—#97078
1976—#828102
1975—#783112
1974—#776107
1973#7,4356#740117
1972#8,2925#740114
1971—#81199
1970—#753119
1969—#718118
1968—#713111
1967—#646133
1966—#652129
1965—#688117
1964—#669132
1963—#620158
1962—#598168
1961—#661140
1960—#591175
1959—#565191
1958—#584176
1957—#543204
1956—#555187
1955—#529192
1954—#506205
1953—#472219
1952—#465229
1951—#459218
1950—#447216
1949—#438232
1948—#430240
1947—#421263
1946—#452196
1945—#398226
1944—#453179
1943—#404233
1942—#422211
1941—#437177
1940—#434178
1939—#400203
1938—#383216
1937—#381211
1936—#405183
1935—#386198
1934—#384203
1933—#353233
1932—#349251
1931—#373226
1930#4,5505#368241
1929—#387223
1928—#345274
1927—#334293
1926#4,8515#333302
1925—#304349
1924—#315333
1923#4,9675#294361
1922—#292374
1921—#309349
1920—#277407
1919—#307322
1918—#276372
1917—#291320
1916—#301298
1915—#279313
1914—#270262
1913—#277197
1912—#270170
1911—#29182
1910—#24695
1909—#30257
1908—#28159
1907—#28455
1906—#30944
1905—#26456
1904—#27746
1903—#26947
1902—#25453
1901—#25944
1900—#24469
1899—#22754
1898—#18683
1897—#20469
1896—#20079
1895—#18981
1894—#17885
1893—#125120
1892—#111158
1891—#130106
1890—#107156
1889—#68288
1888—#52400
1887—#12999
1886—#17777
1885—#24545
1884—#20763
1883—#19361
1882—#17776
1881—#18761
1880—#18965
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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedAKMaine: #148 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,191 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedNHWashington: #215 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,762 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #279 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,811 boysMNIllinois: #552 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,809 boysILWisconsin: #258 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,945 boysWIMichigan: #323 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,591 boysMINew York: #286 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 2,244 boysNYMassachusetts: #181 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,774 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedIAIndiana: #298 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,357 boysINOhio: #309 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,015 boysOHPennsylvania: #295 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,527 boysPANew Jersey: #413 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,991 boysNJConnecticut: #369 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,272 boysCTCalifornia: #397 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 3,851 boysCAUtah: #337 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,170 boysUTColorado: #431 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,913 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedNEMissouri: #373 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,468 boysMOKentucky: #329 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,981 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedWVVirginia: #294 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,628 boysVAMaryland: #254 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,239 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedDEArizona: #304 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,365 boysAZNew Mexico: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,278 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedKSArkansas: #261 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,136 boysARTennessee: #275 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,479 boysTNNorth Carolina: #181 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,258 boysNCSouth Carolina: #392 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,572 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #239 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,336 boysDCOklahoma: #323 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,969 boysOKLouisiana: #548 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,361 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedMSAlabama: #252 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,809 boysALGeorgia: #219 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,424 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedHITexas: #340 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 2,656 boysTXFlorida: #351 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,059 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#148 · 1 in 1,191
  2. North Carolina#181 · 1 in 1,258
  3. Massachusetts#181 · 1 in 1,774
  4. Washington#215 · 1 in 1,762
  5. Georgia#219 · 1 in 1,424

Best ever in a state: #23 in Vermont, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#14861 in 1,191
Massachusetts#181231 in 1,774
North Carolina#181331 in 1,258
Washington#215181 in 1,762
Georgia#219321 in 1,424
District of Columbia#23961 in 1,336
Alabama#252141 in 1,809
Maryland#254131 in 2,239
Wisconsin#258111 in 2,945
Arkansas#26171 in 2,136
Tennessee#275131 in 2,479
Minnesota#27981 in 3,811
New York#286561 in 2,244
Virginia#294151 in 2,628
Pennsylvania#295221 in 3,527
Indiana#298111 in 3,357
Arizona#304121 in 2,365
Ohio#309191 in 4,015
Michigan#323181 in 3,591
Oklahoma#32371 in 2,969
New Mexico#32451 in 2,278
Kentucky#32961 in 3,981
Utah#33751 in 3,170
Texas#340541 in 2,656
Florida#351261 in 3,059
Connecticut#36951 in 4,272
Missouri#37381 in 4,468
South Carolina#39261 in 3,572
California#397621 in 3,851
New Jersey#413101 in 4,991
Colorado#43151 in 4,913
Louisiana#54861 in 5,361
Illinois#552121 in 6,809
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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 Harrison
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 (#571 → #418)
  • Biggest drop: 142 spots in 1977 (#828 → #970)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,235#52 (1888)#162
1890s991#107 (1890)#166
1900s530#244 (1900)#274
1910s2,431#246 (1910)#281
1920s3,265#277 (1920)#319
1930s2,165#349 (1932)#378
1940s2,135#398 (1945)#429
1950s2,037#447 (1950)#513
1960s1,381#591 (1960)#656
1970s1,053#740 (1973)#810
1980s3,970#283 (1989)#497
1990s13,783#174 (1998)#230
2000s17,208#184 (2000)#213
2010s28,557#107 (2016)#147
2020s18,397#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.

Harrison in 1987

girls
#9,825
6 births · 1 in 289,772 girls
boys
#341
592 births · 1 in 3,154 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #9,825Harrison6

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #341Harrison592
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 289,772 of them was named Harrison, which outranked 25.9% 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).

Ranked beside Harrison
  1. #8,778Zora7
  2. #8,778Zuleyma7
  3. #8,778Zuly7
  4. #9,825Harrison6
  5. #9,825Abbigayle6
  6. #9,825Abibail6
  7. #9,825Abiola6
  8. #11,325Aarica5
  9. #11,325Abbigale5
  10. #11,325Abel5

Tied with 1,499 names at #9,825; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 3,154 of them was named Harrison, which outranked 95.8% 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).

Ranked beside Harrison
  1. #338Roderick597
  2. #339Desmond594
  3. #340Bernard593
  4. #341Harrison592
  5. #342Connor585
  6. #343Simon581
  7. #344Damien580
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →