Recorded 1914–1941 Boys' name Peak 1935 139 births

Harce — boys' name

139 babies named Harce in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s381930s751940s11
1930s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Harce was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

12 babies were named Harce in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harce

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Harce between 1914 and 1941, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harce currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harce performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Harce shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Harce in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harce in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 139 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Harce at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

139

Since 1914

28 years of records

Peak year

1935

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1914

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1941

Harce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1914

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1935)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 1941193819341931192719221914 5

Harce by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
75 births that decade — 54% of Harce's all-time total
1910s151920s381930s751940s11

Harce by state

Where Harce concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
6 4.3%
Alabama share of Harce's total US births 4.3%

6 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harce?
139 babies have been named Harce since 1914. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1935 with 12 births.
When was Harce most popular?
Harce was most popular in the 1930s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Harce most popular?
The top states for the name Harce are Alabama (6 births).
How long has the name Harce been used?
Harce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 28 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Harce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harold, Harry, Harvey, Harrison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.