Baby names
How popular is the name Harold?
In 2025, 230 baby boys in the U.S. were named Harold, the 991st most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1924, when 14,149 boys got the name. 551,632 boys have been named Harold since 1880. 2,648 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#991
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
230
boys named Harold
Peak year
1924
14,149 boys
Boys named Harold each year since 1880
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The numbers for Harold (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 230 |
| 2024 | 227 |
| 2023 | 253 |
| 2022 | 250 |
| 2021 | 236 |
| 2020 | 238 |
| 2019 | 279 |
| 2018 | 284 |
| 2017 | 286 |
| 2016 | 288 |
| 2015 | 283 |
| 2014 | 272 |
| 2013 | 234 |
| 2012 | 261 |
| 2011 | 256 |
| 2010 | 305 |
| 2009 | 266 |
| 2008 | 312 |
| 2007 | 350 |
| 2006 | 356 |
| 2005 | 349 |
| 2004 | 350 |
| 2003 | 343 |
| 2002 | 363 |
| 2001 | 377 |
| 2000 | 406 |
| 1999 | 413 |
| 1998 | 406 |
| 1997 | 435 |
| 1996 | 508 |
| 1995 | 519 |
| 1994 | 517 |
| 1993 | 602 |
| 1992 | 664 |
| 1991 | 683 |
| 1990 | 771 |
| 1989 | 783 |
| 1988 | 801 |
| 1987 | 805 |
| 1986 | 803 |
| 1985 | 857 |
| 1984 | 861 |
| 1983 | 940 |
| 1982 | 1,043 |
| 1981 | 1,101 |
| 1980 | 1,189 |
| 1979 | 1,246 |
| 1978 | 1,243 |
| 1977 | 1,434 |
| 1976 | 1,440 |
| 1975 | 1,587 |
| 1974 | 1,677 |
| 1973 | 1,812 |
| 1972 | 2,035 |
| 1971 | 2,387 |
| 1970 | 2,726 |
| 1969 | 2,763 |
| 1968 | 2,835 |
| 1967 | 2,956 |
| 1966 | 3,323 |
| 1965 | 3,539 |
| 1964 | 3,875 |
| 1963 | 4,093 |
| 1962 | 4,233 |
| 1961 | 4,448 |
| 1960 | 4,679 |
| 1959 | 4,943 |
| 1958 | 5,149 |
| 1957 | 5,752 |
| 1956 | 5,955 |
| 1955 | 6,096 |
| 1954 | 6,359 |
| 1953 | 6,580 |
| 1952 | 6,957 |
| 1951 | 7,178 |
| 1950 | 7,214 |
| 1949 | 7,817 |
| 1948 | 8,144 |
| 1947 | 8,904 |
| 1946 | 8,373 |
| 1945 | 7,524 |
| 1944 | 7,980 |
| 1943 | 8,670 |
| 1942 | 8,582 |
| 1941 | 8,102 |
| 1940 | 8,080 |
| 1939 | 8,299 |
| 1938 | 8,563 |
| 1937 | 8,550 |
| 1936 | 8,628 |
| 1935 | 9,170 |
| 1934 | 9,926 |
| 1933 | 9,543 |
| 1932 | 10,433 |
| 1931 | 10,695 |
| 1930 | 11,660 |
| 1929 | 11,677 |
| 1928 | 12,670 |
| 1927 | 13,226 |
| 1926 | 13,310 |
| 1925 | 13,597 |
| 1924 | 14,149 |
| 1923 | 13,874 |
| 1922 | 13,593 |
| 1921 | 13,811 |
| 1920 | 13,678 |
| 1919 | 12,021 |
| 1918 | 12,185 |
| 1917 | 11,194 |
| 1916 | 10,698 |
| 1915 | 10,444 |
| 1914 | 7,563 |
| 1913 | 6,157 |
| 1912 | 5,102 |
| 1911 | 2,448 |
| 1910 | 1,909 |
| 1909 | 1,725 |
| 1908 | 1,542 |
| 1907 | 1,452 |
| 1906 | 1,330 |
| 1905 | 1,258 |
| 1904 | 1,186 |
| 1903 | 1,065 |
| 1902 | 1,077 |
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1900 | 1,245 |
| 1899 | 914 |
| 1898 | 963 |
| 1897 | 860 |
| 1896 | 862 |
| 1895 | 753 |
| 1894 | 690 |
| 1893 | 566 |
| 1892 | 583 |
| 1891 | 419 |
| 1890 | 408 |
| 1889 | 340 |
| 1888 | 298 |
| 1887 | 279 |
| 1886 | 224 |
| 1885 | 201 |
| 1884 | 191 |
| 1883 | 108 |
| 1882 | 127 |
| 1881 | 120 |
| 1880 | 113 |
Girls named Harold each year since 1880
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The numbers for Harold (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1979 | 9 |
| 1978 | 13 |
| 1977 | 15 |
| 1976 | 15 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1972 | 21 |
| 1971 | 24 |
| 1970 | 20 |
| 1969 | 19 |
| 1968 | 20 |
| 1967 | 19 |
| 1966 | 14 |
| 1965 | 29 |
| 1964 | 13 |
| 1963 | 16 |
| 1962 | 14 |
| 1961 | 23 |
| 1960 | 27 |
| 1959 | 23 |
| 1958 | 15 |
| 1957 | 28 |
| 1956 | 24 |
| 1955 | 29 |
| 1954 | 23 |
| 1953 | 25 |
| 1952 | 19 |
| 1951 | 15 |
| 1950 | 22 |
| 1949 | 20 |
| 1948 | 24 |
| 1947 | 25 |
| 1946 | 35 |
| 1945 | 23 |
| 1944 | 28 |
| 1943 | 25 |
| 1942 | 26 |
| 1941 | 35 |
| 1940 | 35 |
| 1939 | 25 |
| 1938 | 30 |
| 1937 | 36 |
| 1936 | 28 |
| 1935 | 42 |
| 1934 | 37 |
| 1933 | 40 |
| 1932 | 61 |
| 1931 | 64 |
| 1930 | 68 |
| 1929 | 98 |
| 1928 | 91 |
| 1927 | 99 |
| 1926 | 91 |
| 1925 | 86 |
| 1924 | 81 |
| 1923 | 58 |
| 1922 | 62 |
| 1921 | 75 |
| 1920 | 66 |
| 1919 | 71 |
| 1918 | 50 |
| 1917 | 61 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1915 | 44 |
| 1914 | 38 |
| 1913 | 25 |
| 1912 | 20 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1906 | 7 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1896 | 6 |
| 1895 | 9 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.