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

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Name B

Harold

Boy name · Rank #988

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Metric Harrell Harold
Current Rank Unranked #988
Total Births (all years) 2,635 551,632
Peak Year 1947 1924
Peak Year Births 56 14,149
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1902 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Harrell Harold
1880s - 2,001
1890s - 7,018
1900s 27 12,795
1910s 218 79,721
1920s 471 133,585
1930s 427 95,467
1940s 459 82,176
1950s 400 62,183
1960s 264 36,744
1970s 152 17,587
1980s 125 9,183
1990s 62 5,518
2000s 10 3,472
2010s 20 2,748
2020s - 1,434

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 - 236
2022 - 250
2023 - 253
2024 - 227
2025 - 230

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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