Boys' name · since 1895
Harless
428 babies named Harless in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,657 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 428
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
428 boys have been named Harless since 1895, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Harless has 428 recorded births among boys since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1971.
- #8,657 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 428 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harless ranks #8,657 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 428 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,657 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 428
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Harless's 428 recorded births place it above 80.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Harless's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Harless splits its recorded history at 1934: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Harless popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1971
- Peak year (1928)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Harless by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (127 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Harless's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Harless births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
82 births
- 1920s
1920s
127 births
- 1930s
1930s
97 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 127 births (30% of all-time use).
Harless by state
Where Harless concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 39 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 11 | 2.6% |
39 of 428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Harless? ▼
Where does Harless sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Harless most popular? ▼
Where is Harless most popular? ▼
How long has the name Harless been used? ▼
What names are similar to Harless? ▼
What to do with Harless's data
- Harless's decade-level peak was the 1920s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Harlesss (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Harless
Nearby Names Like Harless
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Harless
Compare Harless side by side: Harless vs Harold Harless vs Harry Harless vs Harvey
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Harless: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1895–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Harless 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 August 2026.