Boys' name · since 1898
Harrold
1,103 babies named Harrold in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,103
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,103 boys have been named Harrold since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Harrold has 1,103 recorded births among boys since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1898 to 1988.
- #4,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,103 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harrold ranks #4,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,103 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,103
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Harrold's 1,103 recorded births place it above 89.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Harrold's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Harrold splits its recorded history at 1939: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Harrold popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1988
- Peak year (1923)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Harrold by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (326 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Harrold's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Harrold births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
184 births
- 1920s
1920s
326 births
- 1930s
1930s
234 births
- 1940s
1940s
171 births
- 1950s 99
1950s
99 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 326 births (30% of all-time use).
How Harrold 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 Harrold's total volume
Harrold by state
Where Harrold concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 105 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
105 of 1,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Harrold's data
- Harrold's decade-level peak was the 1920s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Harrolds (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Harrold: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1898–1988 (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 Harrold 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.