Boys' name · since 1928
Harroll
Harroll has 42 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 42
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Harroll is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 42 have been recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Harroll recorded 42 times among boys since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1943.
- #23,349 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 42 born since 1928
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harroll ranks #23,349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1928, peaking in the 1930s.
- #23,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 42
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Harroll's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Harroll's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harroll's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harroll popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1943
- Peak year (1929)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Harroll by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (22 births, 52% of the file).
1930s was Harroll's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Harroll births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 22 births (52% of all-time use).
Harroll by state
Where Harroll concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 11.9% |
5 of 42 births nationwide.
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What to do with Harroll's data
- Harroll's decade-level peak was the 1930s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Harrolls (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Harroll: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1928–1943 (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 Harroll 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.