Harland — #2590 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Harland

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,740 babies named Harland between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harland currently holds the #2590 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 156 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harland performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,357 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Harland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 475 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Harland in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harland 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 5,740 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.