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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Harrold

Harrold was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 820th; the most babies were born in 1923 (46). More babies were named Harrold 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
192346 babies
Total since 1880
1,103babies recorded

Harrold popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,6275
1970#4,0037
1960#3,8146
1950#1,91116
1940#1,49521
1930#1,35129
1920#1,24434
1910#1,6965
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Harrold, counting every spelling?

Harrold has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Harrold?

About 200 people born in the US named Harrold are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 66 and 82. That makes Harrold 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.

Harrold by state

How common Harrold was among boys born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.7×). In 47 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West 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: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Harrold, boys, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Harrold

How popular is the name Harrold?

Harrold was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 820th; the most babies were born in 1923 (46). More babies were named Harrold in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Harrold a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,103 boys.

Where was Harrold most popular?

In 1921–1925, Harrold was most common in Texas (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Kentucky.