Harold

Given to 554,280 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#991

recorded as boys

3 since 2024

Babies in 2025

230

boys 230

Peak year

1920

13,678 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

554,280

since 1880

Born a Harold? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Harold was most popular in 1920, when 13,678 babies recorded as boys got the name (12.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 230 babies were named Harold, ranking #991 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	230	991
2024	<5	—	227	988
2023	<5	—	253	914
2022	<5	—	250	923
2021	<5	—	236	954
2020	<5	—	238	932
2019	<5	—	279	815
2018	<5	—	284	796
2017	<5	—	286	798
2016	<5	—	288	802
2015	<5	—	283	808
2014	<5	—	272	829
2013	<5	—	234	889
2012	<5	—	261	836
2011	<5	—	256	841
2010	<5	—	305	744
2009	<5	—	266	825
2008	<5	—	312	733
2007	<5	—	350	680
2006	<5	—	356	650
2005	<5	—	349	627
2004	6	14179	350	613
2003	<5	—	343	609
2002	<5	—	363	588
2001	<5	—	377	556
2000	<5	—	406	538
1999	<5	—	413	514
1998	<5	—	406	514
1997	<5	—	435	490
1996	<5	—	508	440
1995	<5	—	519	441
1994	<5	—	517	440
1993	<5	—	602	381
1992	7	10479	664	355
1991	<5	—	683	355
1990	<5	—	771	324
1989	6	10847	783	305
1988	9	7691	801	290
1987	8	7987	805	272
1986	9	7134	803	270
1985	12	5678	857	259
1984	5	10422	861	253
1983	7	8047	940	239
1982	12	5534	1,043	225
1981	14	4963	1,101	222
1980	12	5544	1,189	207
1979	9	6696	1,246	195
1978	13	4931	1,243	190
1977	15	4425	1,434	167
1976	15	4154	1,440	162
1975	18	3637	1,587	153
1974	12	4720	1,677	146
1973	8	6080	1,812	140
1972	21	3062	2,035	132
1971	24	2874	2,387	130
1970	20	3208	2,726	122
1969	19	3102	2,763	117
1968	20	2874	2,835	108
1967	19	2868	2,956	104
1966	14	3400	3,323	99
1965	29	2204	3,539	99
1964	13	3692	3,875	98
1963	16	3176	4,093	96
1962	14	3438	4,233	95
1961	23	2543	4,448	94
1960	27	2246	4,679	92
1959	23	2395	4,943	87
1958	15	3085	5,149	84
1957	28	2067	5,752	74
1956	24	2249	5,955	72
1955	29	1978	6,096	63
1954	23	2240	6,359	60
1953	25	2071	6,580	56
1952	19	2411	6,957	51
1951	15	2694	7,178	46
1950	22	2053	7,214	45
1949	20	2212	7,817	42
1948	24	1953	8,144	36
1947	25	1946	8,904	35
1946	35	1481	8,373	33
1945	23	1743	7,524	28
1944	28	1545	7,980	27
1943	25	1703	8,670	27
1942	26	1630	8,582	27
1941	35	1294	8,102	24
1940	35	1242	8,080	23
1939	25	1514	8,299	23
1938	30	1343	8,563	23
1937	36	1196	8,550	21
1936	28	1375	8,628	21
1935	42	1073	9,170	20
1934	37	1166	9,926	18
1933	40	1102	9,543	18
1932	61	899	10,433	18
1931	64	862	10,695	18
1930	68	867	11,660	18
1929	98	706	11,677	16
1928	91	742	12,670	14
1927	99	723	13,226	14
1926	91	757	13,310	14
1925	86	794	13,597	14
1924	81	829	14,149	13
1923	58	976	13,874	13
1922	62	939	13,593	13
1921	75	853	13,811	12
1920	66	894	13,678	12
1919	71	831	12,021	13
1918	50	1018	12,185	13
1917	61	888	11,194	12
1916	35	1210	10,698	13
1915	44	1000	10,444	12
1914	38	956	7,563	14
1913	25	1091	6,157	13
1912	20	1178	5,102	13
1911	11	1450	2,448	16
1910	12	1335	1,909	18
1909	10	1369	1,725	16
1908	9	1439	1,542	17
1907	7	1639	1,452	17
1906	7	1553	1,330	17
1905	8	1420	1,258	20
1904	<5	—	1,186	20
1903	<5	—	1,065	20
1902	6	1594	1,077	19
1901	<5	—	915	21
1900	7	1561	1,245	20
1899	5	1596	914	19
1898	<5	—	963	22
1897	8	1167	860	21
1896	6	1416	862	23
1895	9	1123	753	29
1894	<5	—	690	32
1893	6	1277	566	34
1892	<5	—	583	37
1891	<5	—	419	42
1890	<5	—	408	46
1889	<5	—	340	57
1888	<5	—	298	69
1887	<5	—	279	61
1886	<5	—	224	78
1885	<5	—	201	82
1884	<5	—	191	85
1883	<5	—	108	117
1882	<5	—	127	115
1881	<5	—	120	106
1880	<5	—	113	116