Boys' name · since 1912
Harvel
302 babies named Harvel in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 302
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Harvel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 302 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Harvel recorded 302 times among boys since 1912, 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 1912 to 1959.
- #10,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 302 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harvel ranks #10,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 302 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #10,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 302
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Harvel's 302 recorded births place it above 76.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Harvel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Harvel splits its recorded history at 1934: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Harvel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1959
- Peak year (1940)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Harvel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (87 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Harvel's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Harvel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
87 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 87 births (29% of all-time use).
Harvel by state
Where Harvel concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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- Harvel's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 1950s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Harvels (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Harvel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1912–1959 (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 Harvel 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.