Harland
Harland was the 2045th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 476th; the most babies were born in 1922 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,499 places. More babies were named Harland in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,045 boys, up 1,252 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,837babies recorded
Harland popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 24 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,045 | 73 |
| 2020 | #3,297 | 34 |
| 2010 | #4,155 | 24 |
| 2000 | #7,718 | 8 |
| 1990 | #7,505 | 6 |
| 1980 | #3,322 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,087 | 19 |
| 1960 | #1,328 | 36 |
| 1950 | #1,112 | 41 |
| 1940 | #712 | 73 |
| 1930 | #596 | 104 |
| 1920 | #529 | 134 |
| 1910 | #800 | 15 |
| 1900 | #711 | 13 |
| 1890 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Harland, counting every spelling?
Harland has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Harland?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harland (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Harland 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 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harland?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Harland are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 11 and 72. That makes Harland mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Harland by state
How common Harland was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys 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 Harland: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harland, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harland
How popular is the name Harland?
Harland was the 2045th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 476th; the most babies were born in 1922 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,499 places. More babies were named Harland in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Harland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Harland in the US.
Where is Harland most popular?
In 2021–2025, Harland was most common in Missouri (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.