Boys' name · since 1912
Harrington
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 338 babies named Harrington, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 338
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harrington currently ranks #8963 among boys' names in America, with 338 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harrington has been recorded 338 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #8963 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #9,939 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,963 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 338 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harrington ranks #9,939 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,963 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 338 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 338
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harrington's 338 recorded births place it above 78.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Harrington compares
338 48th percentile among 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
Harrington's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harrington | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 338 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Harrington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Harrington's full recorded timeline at 1982, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Harrington popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Harrington by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Harrington's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Harrington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (22% of all-time use).
Harrington by state
Where Harrington concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 338 births nationwide.
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What to do with Harrington's data
- Harrington's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Harringtons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Harrington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Harrington 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.