Total births
26
Boys' name · since 2015
Harker
26 babies named Harker in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11951
- among boys today
- 26
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Harker currently ranks #11951 among boys' names in America, with 26 babies recorded since 2015.
Harker has 26 recorded births among boys since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11951 as of the latest data, more common than 16% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2024.
- #11951 among boys today
- 26 born since 2015
- 2010s peak decade
- 16% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Harker is currently the #11951 boys' name in America, more common than 16% of boys - 26 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11951
- among boys today
- 26
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Harker vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11951
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Harker was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Harker in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Harker compares
26 10th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Harker's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harker | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Harker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Harker's full recorded timeline at 2019, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Harker at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,951
Active since
2015
Harker popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Harker by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Harker's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Harker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Harker? ▼
Harker has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11951 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Harker most popular? ▼
Harker was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Harker been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Harker since 2015 -- 10 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Harker? ▼
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.
What to do with Harker's data
- Harker's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Harker
Nearby Names Like Harker
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Harker
Harold Boy
#988 551,632 births
Harry Boy
#775 423,866 births
Harvey Boy
#245 127,925 births
Harrison Boy
#121 99,138 births
Harley Boy
#1019 40,705 births
Compare Harker side by side: Harker vs Harold Harker vs Harry Harker vs Harvey
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Harker: #11951 Boys' Name - 26 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/harker. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Harker draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.