Boys' name · since 1967

Harun

1,030 babies named Harun in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,036 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,739 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,030
born since 1967
2010s
peak decade

1,030 babies have been named Harun since 1967, making it today's #2739 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Harun recorded 1,030 times among boys since 1967, holding rank #2739 nationally today, ahead of 80% 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 1967 to 2025.

  • #5,036 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,739 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,030 born since 1967
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harun ranks #5,036 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,739 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,030 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,036 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,739 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,030
born since 1967
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.3%
Harun vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Harun's 1,030 recorded births place it above 88.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.

How Harun compares

1,030 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Harun's all-time total is 179% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Harun Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,030 369 358,536
Peak-year births 63 34 22,252

Harun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Harun's full recorded timeline at 2006, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Harun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
63
Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
020406080 196719781996200120062011201620212025 47

Harun by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (393 births, 38% of the file).

2010s was Harun's strongest decade.

393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Harun births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 393 births (38% of all-time use).

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

How Harun 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 Harun's total volume

Harun vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120 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 -56, 4.5%-30, 7.1%-36, 7.8%-105, 2.9%-104, 3.2%-33, 12.4%-110, 3.3%-40, 4.8%-39, 9%-91, 6.9%-30, 7.4%-28, 7.2%-53, 4.4%-41, 6.8%-108, 15.1%Harun-59, 6.1%Harun
Harun vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Harun by state

Where Harun concentrates geographically, total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Harun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
99 9.6%
#2 New York
38 3.7%
#3 Texas
25 2.4%
#4 California
14 1.4%
#5 Ohio
9 0.9%
#6 Missouri
7 0.7%
#7 Michigan
6 0.6%
#8 Washington
6 0.6%
Minnesota share of Harun's total US births 9.6%
Even split

99 of 1,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harun?
Since 1967, Social Security records show 1,030 babies named Harun. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,036 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,739 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 63 births.
Where does Harun sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harun ranks #5,036 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,739 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 Harun most popular?
Harun was most popular in the 2010s decade with 393 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Harun most popular?
The top states for the name Harun are Minnesota (99 births), New York (38 births), Texas (25 births).
How long has the name Harun been used?
Records for Harun go back to 1967, giving 59 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Harun?
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 Harun's data

  • Harun's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (393 total births) through the 2020s (332) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Minnesota records the most Haruns (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Harun

Nearby Names Like Harun

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Harun

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Harun: 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, 1967–2025 (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 Harun 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.