Boys' name · since 1988
Haroun
Haroun has 374 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 374
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
374 babies have been named Haroun since 1988, making it today's #4777 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haroun has been recorded 374 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #4777 nationally and more common than 66% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #9,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,777 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 374 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haroun ranks #9,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,777 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 374 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 374
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Haroun's 374 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Haroun compares
374 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Haroun's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haroun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 374 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haroun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Haroun splits its recorded history at 2012: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Haroun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Haroun by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (143 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Haroun's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Haroun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 143 births (38% of all-time use).
Haroun by state
Where Haroun concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 1.9% |
12 of 374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Harouns (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Haroun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Haroun 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.