Harl — boys' name

What the Data Says About Harl

The Social Security Administration has registered 601 babies named Harl between 1880 and 1973, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harl performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Harl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Harl in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harl 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 601 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.