US rank #10899 Unisex name Peak 2008 1,040 births

Harman — #10899 US boys' name

1,040 babies named Harman in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s191890s101910s981920s1321930s1001940s481950s491960s211980s111990s1292000s2422010s1422020s39
#10899
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Harman was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

32 babies were named Harman in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,040 babies named Harman between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harman currently holds the #10899 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 32 babies received it in a single year. Harman is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 63 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harman performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Harman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Harman in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harman 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 1,040 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.

Harman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,040

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2008

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,899

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Harman popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
32
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Harman popularity over time — girls

63 total births recorded since 1999 (Harman as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 63 births
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Harman by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
242 births that decade — 23% of Harman's all-time total
1880s191890s101910s981920s1321930s1001940s481950s491960s211980s111990s1292000s2422010s1422020s39

Harman by state

Where Harman concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Harman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
184 17.7%
#2 New York
32 3.1%
#3 Virginia
5 0.5%
#4 West Virginia
5 0.5%
California share of Harman's total US births 17.7%
Even split

184 of 1,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harman?
1,040 babies have been named Harman since 1880. It currently ranks #10899 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 32 births.
When was Harman most popular?
Harman was most popular in the 2000s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Harman most popular?
The top states for the name Harman are California (184 births), New York (32 births), Virginia (5 births).
Is Harman a unisex name?
Yes, Harman is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,040 births, and as a girl's name it has 63 births.
How long has the name Harman been used?
Harman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Harman?
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.