Harrison Name Popularity

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How popular is Harrison?

The somewhat popular name Harrison was the 115th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 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 #52 in 1888.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2016 with 3,660 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Harrison in any given year was 44 in 1906.

Approximately during the years 1883-1888, 1906-1915, 1940-1943, 1977-1989, 1991-1997, and 2010-2016, the name Harrison took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1888-1891.

Where is the name Harrison popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

Harrison's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Harrison has risen.

The name Harrison is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Harrison (Girl)		Harrison (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	12,864	3,394	115
2017		14	7,980	3,515	113
2016		8	12,136	3,660	107
2015		6	15,154	3,338	119
2014		11	9,753	3,203	127
2013		15	7,901	2,510	162
2012		15	7,953	2,124	181
2011		9	11,523	1,828	199
2010		11	10,013	1,491	233
2009		8	12,867	1,464	241
2008		7	14,367	1,735	219
2007		< 5	--	1,654	225
2006		11	10,151	1,559	231
2005		< 5	--	1,717	211
2004		14	7,975	1,729	209
2003		7	12,902	1,697	212
2002		< 5	--	1,866	199
2001		5	16,236	1,798	203
2000		8	11,098	1,982	184
1999		8	10,697	1,925	182
1998		10	8,826	1,903	174
1997		12	7,437	1,824	181
1996		9	9,064	1,478	209
1995		< 5	--	1,361	217
1994		9	9,085	1,331	218
1993		6	12,331	1,029	279
1992		< 5	--	1,019	282
1991		< 5	--	984	271
1990		< 5	--	928	280
1989		< 5	--	884	283
1988		6	10,831	693	314
1987		6	10,303	592	341
1986		< 5	--	463	394
1985		< 5	--	415	419
1984		5	10,991	222	571
1983		< 5	--	226	559
1982		< 5	--	201	603
1981		< 5	--	140	734
1980		< 5	--	136	754
1979		< 5	--	106	841
1978		< 5	--	100	860
1977		< 5	--	79	966
1976		< 5	--	103	826
1975		< 5	--	112	785
1974		< 5	--	107	777
1973		6	7,756	116	746
1972		5	8,725	115	740
1971		< 5	--	99	815
1970		< 5	--	121	750
1969		< 5	--	118	719
1968		< 5	--	111	714
1967		< 5	--	134	647
1966		< 5	--	129	653
1965		< 5	--	117	690
1964		< 5	--	132	671
1963		< 5	--	158	622
1962		< 5	--	168	599
1961		< 5	--	140	661
1960		< 5	--	175	592
1959		< 5	--	190	566
1958		< 5	--	178	580
1957		< 5	--	201	544
1956		< 5	--	187	555
1955		< 5	--	192	530
1954		< 5	--	205	506
1953		< 5	--	219	472
1952		< 5	--	229	465
1951		< 5	--	218	461
1950		< 5	--	216	449
1949		< 5	--	232	439
1948		< 5	--	240	432
1947		< 5	--	263	421
1946		< 5	--	196	453
1945		< 5	--	224	400
1944		< 5	--	179	454
1943		< 5	--	233	405
1942		< 5	--	211	422
1941		< 5	--	177	437
1940		< 5	--	178	434
1939		< 5	--	203	400
1938		< 5	--	216	383
1937		< 5	--	211	382
1936		< 5	--	181	407
1935		< 5	--	200	385
1934		< 5	--	202	385
1933		< 5	--	234	353
1932		< 5	--	251	349
1931		< 5	--	226	373
1930		5	4,835	241	369
1929		< 5	--	223	389
1928		< 5	--	274	345
1927		< 5	--	293	335
1926		5	5,185	302	334
1925		< 5	--	349	304
1924		< 5	--	333	316
1923		5	5,271	361	294
1922		< 5	--	374	292
1921		< 5	--	349	310
1920		< 5	--	407	277
1919		< 5	--	322	308
1918		< 5	--	372	276
1917		< 5	--	320	292
1916		< 5	--	298	301
1915		< 5	--	313	279
1914		< 5	--	262	270
1913		< 5	--	197	280
1912		< 5	--	170	270
1911		< 5	--	82	292
1910		< 5	--	95	247
1909		< 5	--	57	305
1908		< 5	--	59	284
1907		< 5	--	55	285
1906		< 5	--	44	313
1905		< 5	--	56	265
1904		< 5	--	46	281
1903		< 5	--	47	271
1902		< 5	--	53	255
1901		< 5	--	44	260
1900		< 5	--	69	245
1899		< 5	--	54	227
1898		< 5	--	83	187
1897		< 5	--	69	205
1896		< 5	--	79	200
1895		< 5	--	81	189
1894		< 5	--	85	178
1893		< 5	--	120	125
1892		< 5	--	158	111
1891		< 5	--	106	130
1890		< 5	--	156	107
1889		< 5	--	288	68
1888		< 5	--	400	52
1887		< 5	--	99	130
1886		< 5	--	77	178
1885		< 5	--	45	247
1884		< 5	--	63	207
1883		< 5	--	61	194
1882		< 5	--	76	178
1881		< 5	--	61	189
1880		< 5	--	65	190

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.