NameTides

Harold

Harold was the #991 boys' name in the US in 2025 (230 babies), and #1,226 in England & Wales and #1,311 in Canada.

Harold as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Harold as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Harold as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#991 (230)#1,226 (23)——#1,311 (18)—
2024#988 (227)#1,025 (29)——#1,507 (14)—
2023#914 (253)#1,533 (16)——#1,687 (11)—
2022#923 (250)#1,104 (25)——#1,178 (18)—
2021#954 (236)#1,782 (13)——#1,560 (12)—
2020#932 (238)#1,051 (26)——#1,312 (15)—
2019#815 (279)#1,083 (25)——#1,101 (19)—
2018#796 (284)#1,158 (23)——#1,219 (16)—
2017#798 (286)#906 (34)——#971 (23)—
2016#802 (288)#1,123 (25)——#1,118 (19)—
2015#808 (283)#1,327 (19)——#1,164 (17)—
2014#829 (272)#1,223 (21)——#1,032 (20)—
2013#889 (234)#1,617 (14)—#711 (3)#1,312 (14)—
2012#836 (261)#1,367 (18)—#718 (3)#1,466 (12)—
2011#841 (256)#1,158 (22)#648 (3)—#1,399 (13)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1920 at #12.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Harold is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,700 to 1 in 8,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Harold by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #523WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #766NJConnecticut: #498CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #719TNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #953TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Harold (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Harold (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HaroldCanadaBoys#1,31118
HaroldEngland & WalesBoys#1,22623
HaroldIrelandBoys—too few
HaroldNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
HaroldNSWBoys—too few
HaroldScotlandBoys—too few
HaroldUSGirls—too few
HaroldUSBoys#991230