Harless — boys' name

What the Data Says About Harless

The Social Security Administration has registered 428 babies named Harless between 1895 and 1971, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harless currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harless performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Harless shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Harless in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harless 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 428 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.