Harding vs Harold

Side-by-side comparison of Harding and Harold — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Harding

Boy name · Rank #7773

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Name B

Harold

Boy name · Rank #987

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Metric Harding Harold
Current Rank #7773 #987
Total Births (all years) 1,118 551,398
Peak Year 1921 1924
Peak Year Births 235 14,149
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Harding Harold
1880ss — 2,001
1890ss — 7,018
1900ss — 12,795
1910ss 70 79,721
1920ss 695 133,585
1930ss 44 95,467
1940ss 130 82,177
1950ss 82 62,181
1960ss 27 36,741
1970ss 6 17,590
1980ss 6 9,185
1990ss — 5,518
2000ss 6 3,471
2010ss 28 2,748
2020ss 24 1,200

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Harding Harold
2014 5 272
2015 6 283
2016 6 288
2017 5 286
2018 — 284
2019 — 279
2020 7 238
2021 7 235
2022 — 250
2023 — 250
2024 10 227

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2024.

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