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Harrison: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 3,072 in 2025. Its best rank was #52 in 1888.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #52 in 1888; #116 in 2025. About 99.7% of babies named Harrison in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#116 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1888, at #52.
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Harrison: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 3,072 boys in 2025. Peak: #52 in 1888 · most boys in one year: 3,662 (2016).
In 2025, 3,072 US boys were named Harrison, making it the 116th most common boys’ name of the year, up 5 places from #121 in 2024. That is 106 more than the 2,966 boys named Harrison in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #52, reached in 1888. The most boys given the name in a single year was 3,662, in 2016. For comparison, it was #119 in 2015 and #448 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Harrison in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 65 babies with the name. In all, 99,462 US babies have been given the name, 0.3% of them girls and 99.6% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 28,668 babies named Harrison.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 32,448 US boys were named Harrison; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 3,662. In 2025 that was about 1 in 556 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Harrison ranked highest in Maine in 2025, at #39 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 21 states (counting DC). Rarer spellings such as Harison, Harryson and Harrisen are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Hap, Haps and Harry.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Harison (63), Harryson (24), Harrisen (17), Harrisson (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 3 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 27 | #39 | #77 |
| Vermont | 10 | #43 | — |
| Missouri | 105 | #52 | #87 |
| Alabama | 77 | #52 | #94 |
| Minnesota | 90 | #60 | #47 |
| Indiana | 105 | #68 | #77 |
| Kentucky | 66 | #70 | #81 |
| Massachusetts | 91 | #71 | #89 |
| North Dakota | 15 | #74 | #104 |
| New Hampshire | 20 | #79 | #75 |
| Louisiana | 57 | #80 | #153 |
| Oregon | 45 | #83 | #111 |
| Tennessee | 102 | #83 | #103 |
| Iowa | 42 | #84 | #91 |
| South Carolina | 61 | #84 | #118 |
| Michigan | 107 | #86 | #102 |
| Wisconsin | 66 | #89 | #96 |
| Washington | 85 | #89 | #110 |
| North Carolina | 127 | #97 | #105 |
| South Dakota | 13 | #98 | #102 |
| Idaho | 25 | #100 | #137 |
| Georgia | 111 | #103 | #115 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | #104 | #121 |
| Nebraska | 24 | #107 | #80 |
| Illinois | 108 | #109 | #129 |
| Ohio | 120 | #111 | #125 |
| Montana | 11 | #116 | #165 |
| Colorado | 60 | #119 | #126 |
| Utah | 44 | #119 | #120 |
| Oklahoma | 39 | #120 | #123 |
| Connecticut | 31 | #121 | #118 |
| Virginia | 70 | #124 | #103 |
| New York | 147 | #126 | #133 |
| Delaware | 8 | #131 | #112 |
| Kansas | 30 | #132 | #102 |
| Pennsylvania | 96 | #132 | #113 |
| Arkansas | 25 | #146 | #135 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | #148 | #146 |
| Texas | 247 | #153 | #180 |
| New Jersey | 64 | #155 | #156 |
| West Virginia | 12 | #158 | #169 |
| California | 225 | #176 | #191 |
| Florida | 127 | #177 | #176 |
| Mississippi | 17 | #184 | #127 |
| Maryland | 33 | #186 | #147 |
| Arizona | 43 | #198 | #152 |
| Nevada | 10 | #309 | #167 |
| New Mexico | 6 | #330 | #294 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #11,287 | 3,072 | #116 |
| 2024 | 11 | #9,159 | 2,966 | #121 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,611 | 3,068 | #119 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,682 | 2,920 | #128 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,677 | 3,150 | #121 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,576 | 3,221 | #114 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,881 | 3,455 | #111 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,808 | 3,413 | #115 |
| 2017 | 14 | #8,002 | 3,521 | #113 |
| 2016 | 8 | #12,174 | 3,662 | #107 |
| 2015 | 6 | #15,186 | 3,343 | #119 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,767 | 3,205 | #127 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,913 | 2,511 | #162 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,971 | 2,126 | #181 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,533 | 1,830 | #199 |
| 2010 | 11 | #10,019 | 1,491 | #233 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,879 | 1,466 | #241 |
| 2008 | 7 | #14,380 | 1,735 | #219 |
| 2007 | — | — | 1,654 | #225 |
| 2006 | 11 | #10,157 | 1,560 | #231 |
| 2005 | — | — | 1,717 | #211 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,975 | 1,729 | #209 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,907 | 1,697 | #212 |
| 2002 | — | — | 1,866 | #199 |
| 2001 | 5 | #16,240 | 1,798 | #203 |
| 2000 | 8 | #11,102 | 1,986 | #184 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,698 | 1,925 | #182 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,828 | 1,903 | #174 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,437 | 1,824 | #181 |
| 1996 | 9 | #9,067 | 1,478 | #209 |
| 1995 | — | — | 1,362 | #217 |
| 1994 | 9 | #9,089 | 1,331 | #218 |
| 1993 | 6 | #12,333 | 1,031 | #279 |
| 1992 | — | — | 1,019 | #282 |
| 1991 | — | — | 981 | #273 |
| 1990 | — | — | 929 | #280 |
| 1989 | — | — | 883 | #283 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,830 | 694 | #314 |
| 1987 | 6 | #10,308 | 592 | #341 |
| 1986 | — | — | 462 | #394 |
| 1985 | — | — | 416 | #419 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,997 | 221 | #572 |
| 1983 | — | — | 227 | #559 |
| 1982 | — | — | 201 | #603 |
| 1981 | — | — | 139 | #736 |
| 1980 | — | — | 135 | #756 |
| 1979 | — | — | 105 | #846 |
| 1978 | — | — | 100 | #861 |
| 1977 | — | — | 78 | #971 |
| 1976 | — | — | 102 | #829 |
| 1975 | — | — | 112 | #785 |
| 1974 | — | — | 107 | #778 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,761 | 117 | #743 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,727 | 114 | #742 |
| 1971 | — | — | 99 | #814 |
| 1970 | — | — | 119 | #753 |
| 1969 | — | — | 118 | #719 |
| 1968 | — | — | 111 | #714 |
| 1967 | — | — | 133 | #648 |
| 1966 | — | — | 129 | #654 |
| 1965 | — | — | 117 | #690 |
| 1964 | — | — | 132 | #671 |
| 1963 | — | — | 158 | #622 |
| 1962 | — | — | 168 | #599 |
| 1961 | — | — | 140 | #661 |
| 1960 | — | — | 175 | #591 |
| 1959 | — | — | 191 | #566 |
| 1958 | — | — | 176 | #584 |
| 1957 | — | — | 204 | #543 |
| 1956 | — | — | 187 | #555 |
| 1955 | — | — | 192 | #530 |
| 1954 | — | — | 205 | #506 |
| 1953 | — | — | 219 | #472 |
| 1952 | — | — | 229 | #465 |
| 1951 | — | — | 218 | #460 |
| 1950 | — | — | 216 | #448 |
| 1949 | — | — | 232 | #439 |
| 1948 | — | — | 240 | #432 |
| 1947 | — | — | 263 | #421 |
| 1946 | — | — | 196 | #452 |
| 1945 | — | — | 226 | #398 |
| 1944 | — | — | 179 | #454 |
| 1943 | — | — | 233 | #405 |
| 1942 | — | — | 211 | #422 |
| 1941 | — | — | 177 | #437 |
| 1940 | — | — | 178 | #434 |
| 1939 | — | — | 203 | #400 |
| 1938 | — | — | 216 | #383 |
| 1937 | — | — | 211 | #381 |
| 1936 | — | — | 183 | #405 |
| 1935 | — | — | 198 | #386 |
| 1934 | — | — | 203 | #384 |
| 1933 | — | — | 233 | #353 |
| 1932 | — | — | 251 | #349 |
| 1931 | — | — | 226 | #373 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,833 | 241 | #368 |
| 1929 | — | — | 223 | #388 |
| 1928 | — | — | 274 | #345 |
| 1927 | — | — | 293 | #335 |
| 1926 | 5 | #5,185 | 302 | #334 |
| 1925 | — | — | 349 | #304 |
| 1924 | — | — | 333 | #316 |
| 1923 | 5 | #5,271 | 361 | #294 |
| 1922 | — | — | 374 | #292 |
| 1921 | — | — | 349 | #310 |
| 1920 | — | — | 407 | #277 |
| 1919 | — | — | 322 | #308 |
| 1918 | — | — | 372 | #276 |
| 1917 | — | — | 320 | #292 |
| 1916 | — | — | 298 | #301 |
| 1915 | — | — | 313 | #279 |
| 1914 | — | — | 262 | #270 |
| 1913 | — | — | 197 | #280 |
| 1912 | — | — | 170 | #270 |
| 1911 | — | — | 82 | #292 |
| 1910 | — | — | 95 | #247 |
| 1909 | — | — | 57 | #305 |
| 1908 | — | — | 59 | #284 |
| 1907 | — | — | 55 | #285 |
| 1906 | — | — | 44 | #313 |
| 1905 | — | — | 56 | #265 |
| 1904 | — | — | 46 | #281 |
| 1903 | — | — | 47 | #271 |
| 1902 | — | — | 53 | #255 |
| 1901 | — | — | 44 | #260 |
| 1900 | — | — | 69 | #245 |
| 1899 | — | — | 54 | #227 |
| 1898 | — | — | 83 | #187 |
| 1897 | — | — | 69 | #205 |
| 1896 | — | — | 79 | #200 |
| 1895 | — | — | 81 | #189 |
| 1894 | — | — | 85 | #178 |
| 1893 | — | — | 120 | #125 |
| 1892 | — | — | 158 | #111 |
| 1891 | — | — | 106 | #130 |
| 1890 | — | — | 156 | #107 |
| 1889 | — | — | 288 | #68 |
| 1888 | — | — | 400 | #52 |
| 1887 | — | — | 99 | #130 |
| 1886 | — | — | 77 | #178 |
| 1885 | — | — | 45 | #247 |
| 1884 | — | — | 63 | #207 |
| 1883 | — | — | 61 | #194 |
| 1882 | — | — | 76 | #178 |
| 1881 | — | — | 61 | #189 |
| 1880 | — | — | 65 | #190 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).