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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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 | |
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#116 · 1 in 526
- Rhode Island#130 · 1 in 469
- Connecticut#136 · 1 in 612
- Tennessee#152 · 1 in 626
- Kentucky#157 · 1 in 651
Best ever in a state: #23 in Vermont, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #116 | 59 | 1 in 526 |
| Rhode Island | #130 | 9 | 1 in 469 |
| Connecticut | #136 | 25 | 1 in 612 |
| Tennessee | #152 | 58 | 1 in 626 |
| Alabama | #157 | 36 | 1 in 671 |
| Kentucky | #157 | 36 | 1 in 651 |
| Idaho | #158 | 16 | 1 in 548 |
| Nebraska | #165 | 18 | 1 in 576 |
| Georgia | #176 | 74 | 1 in 798 |
| Iowa | #180 | 23 | 1 in 688 |
| District of Columbia | #181 | 7 | 1 in 607 |
| South Carolina | #182 | 26 | 1 in 835 |
| Virginia | #186 | 46 | 1 in 916 |
| New Hampshire | #190 | 6 | 1 in 850 |
| New York | #195 | 98 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Kansas | #200 | 21 | 1 in 797 |
| Arkansas | #204 | 18 | 1 in 835 |
| North Carolina | #208 | 54 | 1 in 997 |
| Pennsylvania | #216 | 53 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Louisiana | #221 | 24 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Illinois | #222 | 65 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Indiana | #226 | 36 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Mississippi | #228 | 14 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Missouri | #230 | 29 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Wisconsin | #230 | 26 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Oklahoma | #232 | 23 | 1 in 933 |
| New Jersey | #233 | 34 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Utah | #233 | 25 | 1 in 919 |
| Minnesota | #234 | 27 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Ohio | #234 | 50 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Maryland | #246 | 22 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Florida | #268 | 62 | 1 in 1,537 |
| West Virginia | #273 | 6 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Colorado | #282 | 22 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Texas | #295 | 114 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Washington | #300 | 26 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Michigan | #301 | 30 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Nevada | #307 | 10 | 1 in 1,436 |
| Oregon | #341 | 12 | 1 in 1,610 |
| California | #389 | 88 | 1 in 2,752 |
| Arizona | #408 | 16 | 1 in 2,496 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1888 at #52 (400 births)
- Births halved by 1890, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1888–1889
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 302 boys born in 1888 were named Harrison (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 556 boys born in 2025 (0.18%)
- 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.
Harrison in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 229,639 of them was named Harrison, which outranked 38.5% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #11,459Zyair9
- #11,459Zynasia9
- #11,459Zyrihanna9
- #12,429Harrison8
- #12,429Aaleeyah8
- #12,429Aalina8
- #12,429Aamiya8
- #13,704Aadyn7
- #13,704Aahna7
- #13,704Aairah7
Tied with 1,274 names at #12,429; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,353 of them was named Harrison, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.