Harold Name Popularity

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How popular is Harold?

The less frequently given name Harold was the 797th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #12 for the first time in 1915 and as recently as 1921.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1924 with 14,151 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Harold in any given year was 108 in 1883.

Approximately during the years 1883-1896, 1897-1900, and 1901-1920, the name Harold took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1928-1933, 1955-1967, 1968-1978, 1979-1983, 1990-1994, and 2006-2009.

Where is the name Harold popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Harold's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Harold has risen.

The name Harold is used by only a select few but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Harold is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Harold (Girl)		Harold (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	281	797
2017		< 5	--	285	799
2016		< 5	--	287	802
2015		< 5	--	283	809
2014		< 5	--	272	829
2013		< 5	--	234	889
2012		< 5	--	260	837
2011		< 5	--	256	840
2010		< 5	--	304	746
2009		< 5	--	265	827
2008		< 5	--	311	736
2007		< 5	--	350	681
2006		< 5	--	356	650
2005		< 5	--	349	627
2004		6	14,805	350	613
2003		< 5	--	343	611
2002		< 5	--	363	588
2001		< 5	--	377	556
2000		< 5	--	406	538
1999		< 5	--	413	514
1998		< 5	--	407	514
1997		< 5	--	433	491
1996		< 5	--	508	442
1995		< 5	--	519	441
1994		< 5	--	518	440
1993		< 5	--	602	381
1992		7	10,884	664	355
1991		< 5	--	683	355
1990		< 5	--	771	324
1989		6	11,328	783	305
1988		9	7,932	801	290
1987		8	8,256	803	273
1986		9	7,329	803	270
1985		12	5,776	858	259
1984		5	10,989	861	254
1983		7	8,339	939	240
1982		12	5,658	1,044	225
1981		14	5,057	1,099	223
1980		12	5,645	1,191	207
1979		9	6,895	1,248	195
1978		13	5,019	1,242	190
1977		15	4,495	1,437	167
1976		15	4,210	1,439	162
1975		18	3,678	1,589	153
1974		12	4,815	1,680	146
1973		8	6,278	1,811	140
1972		21	3,101	2,036	132
1971		24	2,894	2,388	130
1970		20	3,241	2,725	122
1969		19	3,133	2,767	117
1968		19	2,996	2,834	108
1967		19	2,902	2,958	104
1966		15	3,307	3,322	99
1965		29	2,220	3,540	99
1964		13	3,763	3,877	98
1963		16	3,227	4,097	95
1962		14	3,490	4,230	95
1961		23	2,568	4,439	94
1960		27	2,263	4,677	92
1959		23	2,423	4,939	87
1958		15	3,150	5,142	84
1957		28	2,084	5,750	74
1956		24	2,281	5,955	72
1955		28	2,036	6,089	63
1954		24	2,205	6,346	60
1953		25	2,092	6,585	56
1952		19	2,443	6,958	51
1951		15	2,733	7,174	46
1950		22	2,078	7,219	45
1949		20	2,237	7,813	42
1948		24	1,973	8,143	36
1947		25	1,964	8,902	35
1946		35	1,490	8,370	33
1945		23	1,769	7,524	28
1944		28	1,557	7,978	27
1943		25	1,721	8,664	27
1942		26	1,643	8,582	27
1941		35	1,300	8,103	24
1940		35	1,256	8,078	23
1939		25	1,526	8,300	23
1938		30	1,354	8,559	23
1937		36	1,208	8,549	21
1936		28	1,397	8,629	21
1935		42	1,078	9,166	20
1934		37	1,176	9,925	18
1933		40	1,108	9,544	18
1932		61	903	10,427	18
1931		63	869	10,692	18
1930		69	863	11,660	18
1929		98	708	11,672	16
1928		91	745	12,681	14
1927		99	725	13,230	14
1926		91	762	13,311	14
1925		86	797	13,596	14
1924		81	835	14,151	13
1923		58	981	13,875	13
1922		62	947	13,593	13
1921		75	853	13,811	12
1920		66	895	13,678	12
1919		71	831	12,021	13
1918		50	1,023	12,185	13
1917		61	890	11,194	12
1916		35	1,216	10,698	13
1915		44	1,004	10,444	12
1914		38	962	7,563	14
1913		25	1,102	6,157	13
1912		20	1,190	5,102	13
1911		11	1,491	2,448	16
1910		12	1,374	1,909	18
1909		10	1,408	1,725	16
1908		9	1,478	1,542	17
1907		7	1,716	1,452	17
1906		7	1,627	1,330	17
1905		8	1,470	1,258	20
1904		< 5	--	1,186	20
1903		< 5	--	1,065	20
1902		6	1,685	1,077	19
1901		< 5	--	915	21
1900		7	1,637	1,246	20
1899		5	1,706	914	19
1898		< 5	--	963	22
1897		8	1,205	860	21
1896		6	1,488	862	23
1895		9	1,158	753	29
1894		< 5	--	690	32
1893		6	1,342	566	34
1892		< 5	--	583	37
1891		< 5	--	419	42
1890		< 5	--	408	47
1889		< 5	--	340	57
1888		< 5	--	298	70
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

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.