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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Harrell

Harrell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 898th; the most babies were born in 1947 (56). More babies were named Harrell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194756 babies
Total since 1880
2,635babies recorded

Harrell popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,9445
2000——
1990#8,6135
1980#3,32313
1970#2,02420
1960#1,44831
1950#1,14839
1940#89950
1930#1,05943
1920#1,05844
1910#1,2528
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Harrell, counting every spelling?

Harrell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Harrell?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Harrell are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 51 and 76. That makes Harrell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Harrell by state

How common Harrell was among boys born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (3.5×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesFL0.12
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Harrell, boys, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Harrell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harrell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Harrell

How popular is the name Harrell?

Harrell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 898th; the most babies were born in 1947 (56). More babies were named Harrell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Harrell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,635 boys.

Where was Harrell most popular?

In 1945–1949, Harrell was most common in Florida (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Georgia.