Harold Boy

Popularity: #698 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Harold

Harold Pinter was a British playwright known for his significant contributions to modern theatre.

Harold Wilson served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s.

Harold Arlen was an American composer famous for writing the music for 'Over the Rainbow'.

Harold Bloom was an influential literary critic and scholar recognized for his works on Western literature.

Fictional characters named Harold

Harold the Duck is a character in the comic series 'DuckTales', known for his quirky personality.

Harold Potter is a character in the 'Harry Potter' series, known for being the cousin of the main character.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Harold was first seen in the United States in 1880. Harold has ranked as high as #24 nationally, which occurred in 1924, and has been most popular in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. In the past 5 years the name Harold has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Harold (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	24	14%
NY	16	10%
CA	15	9%
FL	10	6%
MI	8	5%
PA	7	4%
MA	7	4%
NC	7	4%
WA	7	4%
IL	7	4%
KY	6	4%
AZ	6	4%
UT	6	4%
WI	6	4%
OH	6	4%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	113
1881	120
1882	127
1883	108
1884	191
1885	201
1886	224
1887	279
1888	298
1889	340
1890	408
1891	419
1892	583
1893	566
1894	690
1895	753
1896	862
1897	860
1898	963
1899	914
1900	1,245
1901	915
1902	1,077
1903	1,065
1904	1,186
1905	1,258
1906	1,330
1907	1,452
1908	1,542
1909	1,725
1910	1,909
1911	2,448
1912	5,102
1913	6,157
1914	7,563
1915	10,444
1916	10,698
1917	11,194
1918	12,185
1919	12,021
1920	13,678
1921	13,811
1922	13,593
1923	13,874
1924	14,149
1925	13,597
1926	13,311
1927	13,226
1928	12,669
1929	11,677
1930	11,661
1931	10,694
1932	10,433
1933	9,543
1934	9,926
1935	9,170
1936	8,629
1937	8,551
1938	8,560
1939	8,300
1940	8,078
1941	8,103
1942	8,582
1943	8,671
1944	7,980
1945	7,525
1946	8,373
1947	8,904
1948	8,144
1949	7,817
1950	7,215
1951	7,178
1952	6,956
1953	6,581
1954	6,358
1955	6,095
1956	5,956
1957	5,751
1958	5,147
1959	4,944
1960	4,679
1961	4,445
1962	4,235
1963	4,092
1964	3,874
1965	3,539
1966	3,322
1967	2,956
1968	2,835
1969	2,764
1970	2,725
1971	2,388
1972	2,035
1973	1,813
1974	1,677
1975	1,587
1976	1,440
1977	1,436
1978	1,242
1979	1,247
1980	1,190
1981	1,101
1982	1,043
1983	940
1984	861
1985	857
1986	803
1987	805
1988	802
1989	783
1990	771
1991	683
1992	664
1993	602
1994	517
1995	519
1996	508
1997	434
1998	407
1999	413
2000	406
2001	377
2002	363
2003	343
2004	350
2005	349
2006	356
2007	350
2008	311
2009	266
2010	305
2011	256
2012	261
2013	234
2014	272
2015	283
2016	288
2017	286
2018	284
2019	279
2020	238
2021	235
2022	250
2023	250
2024	227