NameTides

Harrison

Harrison was the #116 boys' name in the US in 2025 (3,072 babies), and #50 in England & Wales and #109 in Canada.

Harrison as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Harrison as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandUSCanada
Harrison as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear 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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#116 (3,072)#50 (1,007)#26 (137)#79 (30)#118 (47)#109 (284)#29 (186)#25 (196)
2024#121 (2,966)#52 (987)#40 (105)#89 (26)#134 (39)#92 (308)#26 (197)#27 (195)
2023#119 (3,068)#49 (1,151)#34 (120)#121 (20)#133 (42)#97 (303)#27 (200)#31 (159)
2022#128 (2,920)#45 (1,236)#36 (122)#89 (29)#140 (43)#101 (307)#35 (192)#30 (182)
2021#121 (3,150)#49 (1,254)#40 (124)#109 (26)#175 (31)#111 (315)#22 (270)#33 (180)
2020#114 (3,221)#41 (1,401)#35 (128)#84 (35)#116 (53)#105 (314)#20 (286)#27 (208)
2019#111 (3,455)#37 (1,663)#30 (162)#74 (43)#133 (45)#94 (366)#15 (296)#22 (234)
2018#115 (3,413)#34 (1,765)#37 (146)#86 (34)#122 (52)#95 (377)#19 (287)#19 (229)
2017#113 (3,521)#34 (1,923)#35 (156)#83 (37)#117 (54)#88 (391)#13 (333)#25 (204)
2016#107 (3,662)#32 (2,220)#32 (180)#92 (34)#119 (57)#82 (431)#16 (346)#23 (210)
2015#119 (3,343)#32 (2,241)#36 (167)#84 (39)#149 (42)#117 (344)#14 (354)#30 (172)
2014#127 (3,205)#32 (2,214)#48 (139)#98 (32)#132 (48)#127 (335)#15 (375)#22 (219)
2013#162 (2,511)#36 (2,038)#50 (137)#122 (23)#167 (39)#142 (269)#17 (357)#21 (235)
2012#181 (2,126)#35 (2,224)#54 (133)#156 (17)#197 (31)#155 (249)#25 (309)#26 (209)
2011#199 (1,830)#37 (2,122)#73 (106)#161 (16)#245 (21)#162 (229)#26 (291)#29 (186)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1888 at #52.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 560 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 560common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 270common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 140very common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 280common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 500common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 560common

Next year

On its recent trend, Harrison is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 560 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 520 to 1 in 610.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Harrison by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #38MEWisconsin: #89WIVermont: #37VTNew Hampshire: #74NHWashington: #89WAIdaho: #97IDMontana: #109MTNorth Dakota: #70NDMinnesota: #59MNIllinois: #109ILMichigan: #85MINew York: #125NYMassachusetts: #71MAOregon: #81ORNevada: #299NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #94SDIowa: #82IAIndiana: #68INOhio: #111OHPennsylvania: #131PANew Jersey: #155NJConnecticut: #121CTRhode Island: #97RICalifornia: #176CAUtah: #119UTColorado: #119CONebraska: #103NEMissouri: #52MOKentucky: #70KYWest Virginia: #151WVVirginia: #122VAMaryland: #184MDDelaware: #126DEArizona: #197AZNew Mexico: #311NMKansas: #131KSArkansas: #141ARTennessee: #83TNNorth Carolina: #97NCSouth Carolina: #83SCDistrict of Columbia: #139DCOklahoma: #120OKLouisiana: #80LAMississippi: #182MSAlabama: #52ALGeorgia: #102GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #153TXFlorida: #176FL
Harrison (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#79149
Quebec2025#35313

Harrison (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
HarrisonCanadaBoys#109284
HarrisonEngland & WalesBoys#501,007
HarrisonIrelandBoys#11847
HarrisonNorthern IrelandBoys#7930
HarrisonNSWBoys#29186
HarrisonScotlandBoys#26137
HarrisonUSGirls#10,9178
HarrisonUSBoys#1163,072
HarrisonVICBoys#25196