Harald is a rare variant of Harold that peaked in 1925 and has grown less common since.
Harald is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,953 for boy births in the United States (and #12,526 across all names), given to 15 babies. Harald was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1925 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #6,593 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,214 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,552 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,043 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #10,083 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #11,211 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #12,743 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,803 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,375 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #5,770 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,625 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,160 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #2,788 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #3,162 |
| 1968 | 23 | — | #1,660 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #2,281 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #2,272 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #2,680 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #2,940 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #2,746 |
| 1962 | 15 | — | #2,142 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | #2,097 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | #1,937 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #2,468 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #1,863 |
| 1957 | 17 | — | #1,984 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #2,867 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #2,653 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | #2,512 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #2,787 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #2,592 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #2,743 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #2,690 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #2,426 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #3,724 |
| 1945 | 11 | — | #2,175 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #2,969 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #1,866 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | #2,085 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | #2,552 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,124 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #1,913 |
| 1938 | 13 | — | #2,026 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | #2,259 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,676 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,804 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #3,453 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,622 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,385 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #2,039 |
| 1930 | 19 | — | #1,722 |
| 1929 | 17 | — | #1,892 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | #2,207 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | #1,667 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | #1,865 |
| 1925 | 24 | — | #1,551 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | #2,083 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | #1,977 |
| 1922 | 15 | — | #2,186 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,084 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,265 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | #1,840 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #2,766 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #1,854 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | #2,319 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,520 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #2,766 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,627 |