Boys' name · since 1880
Harrison
99,138 babies named Harrison in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #116 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 99,138
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Harrison is the #116 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 99,138 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Harrison recorded 99,138 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #116 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #316 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #116 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 99,138 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harrison ranks #316 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #116 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 99,138 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #116 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 99,138
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harrison's 99,138 recorded births place it above 99.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Harrison compares
99,138 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Harrison's all-time total is 269x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harrison | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 99,138 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,662 | 34 | 22,252 |
Harrison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harrison's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 44 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 3,662, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harrison popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 3,662
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Harrison popularity over time - girls
324 total births recorded since 1923 (Harrison as girls' name)
Harrison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28,557 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Harrison's strongest decade.
28,557 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Harrison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,235
1880s
1,235 births
- 1890s 991
1890s
991 births
- 1900s 530
1900s
530 births
- 1910s 2,431
1910s
2,431 births
- 1920s 3,265
1920s
3,265 births
- 1930s 2,165
1930s
2,165 births
- 1940s 2,135
1940s
2,135 births
- 1950s 2,037
1950s
2,037 births
- 1960s 1,381
1960s
1,381 births
- 1970s 1,053
1970s
1,053 births
- 1980s 3,970
1980s
3,970 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,783 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,208 births
- 2010s
2010s
28,557 births
- 2020s
2020s
18,397 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28,557 births (29% of all-time use).
How Harrison 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 Harrison's total volume
Harrison by state
Where Harrison concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,415 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,823 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,529 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 4,241 | 4.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 3,869 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 3,702 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 3,601 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 3,307 | 3.3% |
7,415 of 99,138 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Harrison appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Harrison's data
- Harrison's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28,557 total births) through the 2020s (18,397) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Harrisons (7,415 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Harrison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~145 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, 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 Harrison 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.