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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #52, 1888boys
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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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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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedMEVermont: #113 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 525 boysVTNew Hampshire: #149 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,193 boysNHWashington: #258 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,799 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: #201 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,820 boysMNIllinois: #300 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,243 boysILWisconsin: #283 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,728 boysWIMichigan: #350 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,271 boysMINew York: #210 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,461 boysNYMassachusetts: #178 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,432 boysMARhode Island: #133 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 934 boysRIOregon: #283 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,187 boysORNevada: #255 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,529 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedSDIowa: #250 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,243 boysIAIndiana: #301 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,855 boysINOhio: #299 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,949 boysOHPennsylvania: #296 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,866 boysPANew Jersey: #179 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,335 boysNJConnecticut: #181 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,438 boysCTCalifornia: #292 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 2,117 boysCAUtah: #260 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,655 boysUTColorado: #187 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,213 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedNEMissouri: #431 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,658 boysMOKentucky: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,126 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedWVVirginia: #287 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,215 boysVAMaryland: #412 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,087 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedDEArizona: #270 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,689 boysAZNew Mexico: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,298 boysNMKansas: #367 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,216 boysKSArkansas: #244 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,662 boysARTennessee: #234 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,684 boysTNNorth Carolina: #187 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,212 boysNCSouth Carolina: #216 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,224 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #207 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 988 boysDCOklahoma: #225 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,477 boysOKLouisiana: #327 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,065 boysLAMississippi: #339 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,393 boysMSAlabama: #214 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,256 boysALGeorgia: #197 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,187 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedHITexas: #299 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,762 boysTXFlorida: #270 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,855 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#113 · 1 in 525
  2. Rhode Island#133 · 1 in 934
  3. New Hampshire#149 · 1 in 1,193
  4. Massachusetts#178 · 1 in 1,432
  5. New Jersey#179 · 1 in 1,335

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#11361 in 525
Rhode Island#13371 in 934
New Hampshire#14961 in 1,193
Massachusetts#178291 in 1,432
New Jersey#179401 in 1,335
Connecticut#181151 in 1,438
Colorado#187201 in 1,213
North Carolina#187381 in 1,212
Georgia#197411 in 1,187
Minnesota#201171 in 1,820
District of Columbia#20781 in 988
New York#210921 in 1,461
Alabama#214211 in 1,256
South Carolina#216191 in 1,224
Oklahoma#225141 in 1,477
Tennessee#234211 in 1,684
Arkansas#24491 in 1,662
Iowa#25081 in 2,243
Nevada#25561 in 1,529
Washington#258201 in 1,799
Utah#260101 in 1,655
Arizona#270181 in 1,689
Florida#270481 in 1,855
Oregon#28391 in 2,187
Wisconsin#283121 in 2,728
Virginia#287191 in 2,215
California#2921361 in 2,117
Pennsylvania#296281 in 2,866
Ohio#299271 in 2,949
Texas#299871 in 1,762
Illinois#300391 in 2,243
Indiana#301141 in 2,855
Louisiana#327151 in 2,065
Mississippi#33971 in 2,393
New Mexico#33951 in 2,298
Kentucky#34461 in 4,126
Michigan#350211 in 3,271
Kansas#36751 in 3,216
Maryland#41281 in 4,087
Missouri#43181 in 4,658
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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 1991

boys
#273
981 births · 1 in 2,059 boys

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #273Harrison981
More about 1991

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,059 of them was named Harrison, which outranked 97.2% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harrison
  1. #270Nickolas1,002
  2. #271Kody982
  3. #271Miles982
  4. #273Harrison981
  5. #274Geoffrey972
  6. #275Josue967
  7. #276Marquis965
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →