Harrell vs Harold

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

Name A

Harrell

Boy name

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Name B

Harold

Boy name · Rank #987

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Metric Harrell Harold
Current Rank Unranked #987
Total Births (all years) 2,635 551,398
Peak Year 1947 1924
Peak Year Births 56 14,149
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1902 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Harrell Harold
1880ss — 2,001
1890ss — 7,018
1900ss 27 12,795
1910ss 218 79,721
1920ss 471 133,585
1930ss 427 95,467
1940ss 459 82,177
1950ss 400 62,181
1960ss 264 36,741
1970ss 152 17,590
1980ss 125 9,185
1990ss 62 5,518
2000ss 10 3,471
2010ss 20 2,748
2020ss — 1,200

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Harrell Harold
2014 8 272
2015 — 283
2016 7 288
2017 — 286
2018 — 284
2019 — 279
2020 — 238
2021 — 235
2022 — 250
2023 — 250
2024 — 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, 1902–2016.

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