Harrold — boys' name

What the Data Says About Harrold

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,103 babies named Harrold between 1898 and 1988, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harrold currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harrold performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Harrold shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Harrold in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harrold in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,103 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.