Harold

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Harold is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 554,046 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 551,398 as boys and 2,648 as girls. Harold gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined significantly. It is the #116 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 227
2023 250
2022 250
2021 235
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 311
2007 350
2006 356
2005 349
2004 356
2003 343
2002 363
2001 377
2000 406
1999 413
1998 407
1997 434
1996 508
1995 519
1994 517
1993 602
1992 671
1991 683
1990 771
1989 789
1988 811
1987 813
1986 812
1985 869
1984 866
1983 947
1982 1,055
1981 1,115
1980 1,202
1979 1,256
1978 1,255
1977 1,451
1976 1,455
1975 1,605
1974 1,689
1973 1,821
1972 2,056
1971 2,412
1970 2,745
1969 2,783
1968 2,854
1967 2,975
1966 3,337
1965 3,568
1964 3,887
1963 4,108
1962 4,249
1961 4,468
1960 4,706
1959 4,967
1958 5,162
1957 5,779
1956 5,980
1955 6,124
1954 6,381
1953 6,606
1952 6,975
1951 7,193
1950 7,237
1949 7,837
1948 8,168
1947 8,929
1946 8,408
1945 7,548
1944 8,008
1943 8,696
1942 8,608
1941 8,138
1940 8,113
1939 8,325
1938 8,590
1937 8,587
1936 8,657
1935 9,212
1934 9,963
1933 9,583
1932 10,494
1931 10,758
1930 11,729
1929 11,775
1928 12,760
1927 13,325
1926 13,402
1925 13,683
1924 14,230
1923 13,932
1922 13,655
1921 13,886
1920 13,744
1919 12,092
1918 12,235
1917 11,255
1916 10,733
1915 10,488
1914 7,601
1913 6,182
1912 5,122
1911 2,459
1910 1,921
1909 1,735
1908 1,551
1907 1,459
1906 1,337
1905 1,266
1904 1,186
1903 1,065
1902 1,083
1901 915
1900 1,252
1899 919
1898 963
1897 868
1896 868
1895 762
1894 690
1893 572
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