Recorded 1927–1955 Boys' name Peak 1928 39 births

Hearold — boys' name

39 babies named Hearold in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s141930s51940s151950s5
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Hearold was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hearold in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hearold

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Hearold between 1927 and 1955, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hearold currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hearold performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hearold shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hearold 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 39 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.

Hearold at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

39

Since 1927

29 years of records

Peak year

1928

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1927

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1955

Hearold popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1927

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1928)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Hearold by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 38% of Hearold's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hearold?
39 babies have been named Hearold since 1927. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1928 with 8 births.
When was Hearold most popular?
Hearold was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Hearold been used?
Hearold has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 29 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Hearold?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Heath, Heather, Heaven, Hearl, 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, 1927–1955 (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.