Harbor
Harbor was the 2971st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2258th with 81 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 149 places. More babies were named Harbor in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,971 girls, up 139 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- 69% girls, 31% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201881 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,258babies recorded
Harbor popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,971 | #3,792 | 56 | 29 |
| 2020 | #3,110 | #4,193 | 51 | 24 |
| 2010 | #12,721 | — | 8 | — |
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How popular is Harbor, counting every spelling?
Harbor is the most common spelling of a name family that had 65 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor | 56 | #2,971 | 326 |
| Harbour | 9 | #10,396 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Harbor?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harbor (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Harbor born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harbor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harbor?
About 800 people born in the US named Harbor are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Harbor a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Harbor by state
How common Harbor was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Harbor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harbor, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harbor
How popular is the name Harbor?
Harbor was the 2971st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2258th with 81 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 149 places. More babies were named Harbor in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Harbor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 69% girls, 31% boys given the name Harbor in the US.
Where is Harbor most popular?
In 2021–2025, Harbor was most common in North Carolina (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Tennessee.