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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedAKMaine: #143 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 708 boysMEVermont: #113 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 395 boysVTNew Hampshire: #92 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 341 boysNHWashington: #206 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 987 boysWAIdaho: #145 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 546 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #237 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,615 boysMNIllinois: #240 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,400 boysILWisconsin: #166 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 887 boysWIMichigan: #254 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,635 boysMINew York: #152 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 896 boysNYMassachusetts: #110 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 567 boysMARhode Island: #106 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 466 boysRIOregon: #218 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 990 boysORNevada: #196 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 841 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 812 boysSDIowa: #145 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 615 boysIAIndiana: #202 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,067 boysINOhio: #194 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,261 boysOHPennsylvania: #157 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 917 boysPANew Jersey: #126 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 708 boysNJConnecticut: #129 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 628 boysCTCalifornia: #202 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 1,109 boysCAUtah: #159 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 665 boysUTColorado: #163 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 718 boysCONebraska: #169 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 772 boysNEMissouri: #144 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 697 boysMOKentucky: #149 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 838 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harrison, so not publishedWVVirginia: #148 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 797 boysVAMaryland: #178 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,014 boysMDDelaware: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 572 boysDEArizona: #214 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,005 boysAZNew Mexico: #323 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,798 boysNMKansas: #159 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 676 boysKSArkansas: #176 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 798 boysARTennessee: #130 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 695 boysTNNorth Carolina: #132 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 684 boysNCSouth Carolina: #122 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 605 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 586 boysDCOklahoma: #222 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,124 boysOKLouisiana: #195 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 942 boysLAMississippi: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 895 boysMSAlabama: #119 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 580 boysALGeorgia: #120 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 598 boysGAHawaii: #180 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 717 boysHITexas: #210 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 1,083 boysTXFlorida: #173 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 924 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#92 · 1 in 341
  2. Rhode Island#106 · 1 in 466
  3. Massachusetts#110 · 1 in 567
  4. Vermont#113 · 1 in 395
  5. Alabama#119 · 1 in 580

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#92171 in 341
Rhode Island#106111 in 466
Massachusetts#110641 in 567
Vermont#11361 in 395
Alabama#119431 in 580
Georgia#120901 in 598
South Carolina#122341 in 605
New Jersey#126671 in 708
Connecticut#129291 in 628
Tennessee#130521 in 695
Delaware#13171 in 572
North Carolina#132721 in 684
Maine#14381 in 708
Missouri#144491 in 697
Idaho#145141 in 546
Iowa#145271 in 615
District of Columbia#14781 in 586
Virginia#148501 in 797
Kentucky#149281 in 838
New York#1521271 in 896
Pennsylvania#157721 in 917
Kansas#159241 in 676
Utah#159311 in 665
Colorado#163381 in 718
Wisconsin#166331 in 887
Nebraska#169131 in 772
Florida#173941 in 924
Arkansas#176181 in 798
Maryland#178281 in 1,014
Hawaii#18071 in 717
Mississippi#184171 in 895
South Dakota#19051 in 812
Ohio#194551 in 1,261
Louisiana#195291 in 942
Nevada#196141 in 841
California#2022181 in 1,109
Indiana#202361 in 1,067
Washington#206351 in 987
Texas#2101521 in 1,083
Arizona#214361 in 1,005
Oregon#218201 in 990
Oklahoma#222181 in 1,124
Minnesota#237181 in 1,615
Illinois#240571 in 1,400
Michigan#254361 in 1,635
New Mexico#32361 in 1,798
Alaska———
Montana———
North Dakota———
West Virginia———
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 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 1999

girls
#10,345
8 births · 1 in 221,728 girls
boys
#182
1,925 births · 1 in 997 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #10,345Harrison8

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #182Harrison1,925
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 221,728 of them was named Harrison, which outranked 39.0% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harrison
  1. #9,479Zona9
  2. #9,479Zoriah9
  3. #9,479Zyah9
  4. #10,345Harrison8
  5. #10,345Aaleyah8
  6. #10,345Aaliayah8
  7. #10,345Aaliyha8
  8. #11,385Aalliyah7
  9. #11,385Aarika7
  10. #11,385Aashka7

Tied with 1,039 names at #10,345; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 997 of them was named Harrison, which outranked 98.4% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harrison
  1. #179Carter1,944
  2. #180Trenton1,943
  3. #181Cesar1,935
  4. #182Harrison1,925
  5. #183Hector1,915
  6. #184Brady1,887
  7. #185Conner1,882
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →