Boys' name · since 1880

Harris

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 16,472 babies named Harris, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#919 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,297 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
16,472
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

Harris currently ranks #1297 among boys' names in America, with 16,472 babies recorded since 1880.

Harris has 16,472 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1297 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.

  • #919 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,297 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 16,472 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harris ranks #919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,297 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,472 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#919 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,297 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
16,472
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%90.6%
Harris vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Harris's 16,472 recorded births place it above 97.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

37 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Harris compares

16,472 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Harris's all-time total is 45x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Harris Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 16,472 369 358,536
Peak-year births 245 34 22,252

Harris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Harris splits its recorded history at 1953: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (11 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 245 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Harris popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
245
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0100200300 188018991918193719561975199420132025 150

Harris popularity over time - girls

189 total births recorded since 1914 (Harris as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 189 births
468101214 1914199720032011201620202025 6

Harris by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (2,232 births, 14% of the file).

1920s was Harris's strongest decade.

2,232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Harris births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,232 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Harris compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Harris's total volume

Harris vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.9%-146, 3.2%-126, 2.6%-137, 2.6%-146, 2.7%-47, 7%-94, 6.1%-48, 4.6%-146, 4.1%-146, 2.3%-128, 2.3%-53, 4.2%-104, 3.5%-111, 9.3%-146, 2.9%Harris-146, 1.5%Harris
Harris vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Harris by state

Where Harris concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Harris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,701 10.3%
#2 Georgia
1,065 6.5%
#3 Texas
1,020 6.2%
#4 Louisiana
704 4.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
674 4.1%
#6 California
671 4.1%
#7 North Carolina
442 2.7%
#8 South Carolina
408 2.5%
New York share of Harris's total US births 10.3%
Even split

1,701 of 16,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Harris appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harris? ▼
16,472 babies have been named Harris since 1880. All-time, it sits at #919 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,297 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1921 with 245 births.
Where does Harris sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harris ranks #919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,297 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Harris most popular? ▼
Harris was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,232 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Harris most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Harris are New York (1,701 births), Georgia (1,065 births), Texas (1,020 births).
How long has the name Harris been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Harris since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Harris? ▼
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.

What to do with Harris's data

  • Harris's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (2,232 total births) through the 2020s (1,082) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Harriss (1,701 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.

Keep exploring Harris

Nearby Names Like Harris

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Harris

Harold Boy
#992 551,632 births
Harry Boy
#775 423,866 births
Harvey Boy
#252 127,925 births
Harrison Boy
#116 99,138 births
Harley Boy
#1081 40,705 births

Compare Harris side by side: Harris vs Harold Harris vs Harry Harris vs Harvey

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Harris

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Amarion #1295
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Cormac #1299
3,698 births · Peak 2014
Yunus #1294
1,369 births · Peak 2025
Kallen #1300
2,743 births · Peak 2014
Maison #1293
4,575 births · Peak 2016
Cartier #1301
2,478 births · Peak 2022

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Harris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Harris 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.