Recorded 1917–1988 Boys' name Peak 1921 221 births

Harles — boys' name

221 babies named Harles in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s541930s441940s171950s231960s71970s311980s32
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Harles was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

15 babies were named Harles in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harles

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Harles between 1917 and 1988, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harles currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harles performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Harles shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harles 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 221 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.

Harles at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

221

Since 1917

72 years of records

Peak year

1921

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1917

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1988

Harles popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1917

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1921)
15
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
05101520 198819821974195419441934192919221917 5

Harles by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
54 births that decade — 24% of Harles's all-time total
1910s131920s541930s441940s171950s231960s71970s311980s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harles?
221 babies have been named Harles since 1917. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1921 with 15 births.
When was Harles most popular?
Harles was most popular in the 1920s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Harles been used?
Harles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 72 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Harles?
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, 1917–1988 (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.