Harmon
Harmon was the 5955th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 337th; the most babies were born in 1921 (169). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,009 places. More babies were named Harmon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,955 boys, down 626 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- 12% girls, 88% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921169 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,642babies recorded
Harmon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,744 | #5,955 | 5 | 15 |
| 2020 | — | #5,329 | — | 17 |
| 2010 | — | #4,156 | — | 24 |
| 2000 | — | #3,018 | — | 29 |
| 1990 | — | #4,055 | — | 14 |
| 1980 | — | #3,160 | — | 14 |
| 1970 | — | #1,425 | — | 35 |
| 1960 | — | #1,217 | — | 42 |
| 1950 | — | #964 | — | 52 |
| 1940 | — | #590 | — | 101 |
| 1930 | — | #545 | — | 122 |
| 1920 | — | #543 | — | 128 |
| 1910 | — | #542 | — | 28 |
| 1900 | — | #483 | — | 23 |
| 1890 | — | #337 | — | 27 |
| 1880 | — | #358 | — | 23 |
How popular is Harmon, counting every spelling?
Harmon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon | 15 | #5,955 | 101 |
| Harman | 9 | #8,489 | 39 |
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 Harmon?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harmon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Harmon 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harmon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harmon?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Harmon are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 24 and 74. That makes Harmon a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Harmon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harmon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harmon
How popular is the name Harmon?
Harmon was the 5955th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 337th; the most babies were born in 1921 (169). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,009 places. More babies were named Harmon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Harmon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 12% girls, 88% boys given the name Harmon in the US.