Recorded 1916–1928 Boys' name Peak 1926 46 births

Harwell — boys' name

46 babies named Harwell in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s26
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Harwell was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Harwell in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harwell

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Harwell between 1916 and 1928, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harwell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harwell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Harwell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Harwell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harwell 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 46 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.

Harwell at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

46

Since 1916

13 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1916

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1928

Harwell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1916

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 1928192719261921191819171916 7

Harwell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 57% of Harwell's all-time total
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Harwell by state

Where Harwell concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harwell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 10.9%
Georgia share of Harwell's total US births 10.9%

5 of 46 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harwell?
46 babies have been named Harwell since 1916. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Harwell most popular?
Harwell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Harwell most popular?
The top states for the name Harwell are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Harwell been used?
Harwell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 13 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Harwell?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.