Harold was a hugely popular boys' name that peaked at #12 in 1915 but is far less common today.
Harold is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #993 for boy births in the United States (and #2,024 across all names), given to 230 babies. Harold first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (14,149 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 230 | 230 | — | #993 |
| 2024 | 227 | 227 | — | #989 |
| 2023 | 253 | 253 | — | #914 |
| 2022 | 250 | 250 | — | #925 |
| 2021 | 236 | 236 | — | #955 |
| 2020 | 238 | 238 | — | #932 |
| 2019 | 279 | 279 | — | #815 |
| 2018 | 284 | 284 | — | #797 |
| 2017 | 286 | 286 | — | #800 |
| 2016 | 288 | 294 | — | #802 |
| 2015 | 283 | 288 | — | #809 |
| 2014 | 272 | 279 | — | #830 |
| 2013 | 234 | 242 | — | #892 |
| 2012 | 261 | 268 | — | #836 |
| 2011 | 256 | 256 | — | #841 |
| 2010 | 305 | 314 | — | #745 |
| 2009 | 266 | 277 | — | #825 |
| 2008 | 312 | 323 | — | #735 |
| 2007 | 350 | 362 | — | #681 |
| 2006 | 356 | 365 | — | #650 |
| 2005 | 349 | 363 | — | #627 |
| 2004 | 356 | 374 | #14,814 | #613 |
| 2003 | 343 | 366 | — | #611 |
| 2002 | 363 | 382 | — | #588 |
| 2001 | 377 | 403 | — | #556 |
| 2000 | 406 | 436 | — | #538 |
| 1999 | 413 | 442 | — | #514 |
| 1998 | 406 | 439 | — | #514 |
| 1997 | 435 | — | — | #490 |
| 1996 | 508 | — | — | #442 |
| 1995 | 519 | — | — | #441 |
| 1994 | 517 | — | — | #441 |
| 1993 | 602 | — | — | #381 |
| 1992 | 671 | — | #10,885 | #355 |
| 1991 | 683 | — | — | #355 |
| 1990 | 771 | — | — | #324 |
| 1989 | 789 | — | #11,333 | #305 |
| 1988 | 810 | — | #7,935 | #290 |
| 1987 | 813 | — | #8,257 | #272 |
| 1986 | 812 | — | #7,332 | #270 |
| 1985 | 869 | — | #5,780 | #259 |
| 1984 | 866 | — | #10,995 | #254 |
| 1983 | 947 | — | #8,338 | #239 |
| 1982 | 1,055 | — | #5,660 | #225 |
| 1981 | 1,115 | — | #5,059 | #223 |
| 1980 | 1,201 | — | #5,647 | #207 |
| 1979 | 1,255 | — | #6,900 | #195 |
| 1978 | 1,256 | — | #5,019 | #190 |
| 1977 | 1,449 | — | #4,497 | #167 |
| 1976 | 1,455 | — | #4,216 | #162 |
| 1975 | 1,605 | — | #3,679 | #153 |
| 1974 | 1,689 | — | #4,819 | #146 |
| 1973 | 1,820 | — | #6,278 | #140 |
| 1972 | 2,056 | — | #3,100 | #132 |
| 1971 | 2,411 | — | #2,895 | #130 |
| 1970 | 2,746 | — | #3,242 | #122 |
| 1969 | 2,782 | — | #3,133 | #117 |
| 1968 | 2,855 | — | #2,902 | #108 |
| 1967 | 2,975 | — | #2,904 | #104 |
| 1966 | 3,337 | — | #3,449 | #99 |
| 1965 | 3,568 | — | #2,220 | #99 |
| 1964 | 3,888 | — | #3,765 | #98 |
| 1963 | 4,109 | — | #3,231 | #96 |
| 1962 | 4,247 | — | #3,489 | #95 |
| 1961 | 4,471 | — | #2,569 | #94 |
| 1960 | 4,706 | — | #2,265 | #92 |
| 1959 | 4,966 | — | #2,422 | #87 |
| 1958 | 5,164 | — | #3,148 | #84 |
| 1957 | 5,780 | — | #2,086 | #74 |
| 1956 | 5,979 | — | #2,281 | #72 |
| 1955 | 6,125 | — | #1,995 | #63 |
| 1954 | 6,382 | — | #2,261 | #60 |
| 1953 | 6,605 | — | #2,093 | #56 |
| 1952 | 6,976 | — | #2,442 | #51 |
| 1951 | 7,193 | — | #2,733 | #46 |
| 1950 | 7,236 | — | #2,078 | #45 |
| 1949 | 7,837 | — | #2,235 | #42 |
| 1948 | 8,168 | — | #1,973 | #36 |
| 1947 | 8,929 | — | #1,965 | #35 |
| 1946 | 8,408 | — | #1,490 | #33 |
| 1945 | 7,547 | — | #1,769 | #28 |
| 1944 | 8,008 | — | #1,557 | #27 |
| 1943 | 8,695 | — | #1,720 | #27 |
| 1942 | 8,608 | — | #1,643 | #27 |
| 1941 | 8,137 | — | #1,300 | #24 |
| 1940 | 8,115 | — | #1,256 | #23 |
| 1939 | 8,324 | — | #1,526 | #23 |
| 1938 | 8,593 | — | #1,354 | #23 |
| 1937 | 8,586 | — | #1,208 | #21 |
| 1936 | 8,656 | — | #1,396 | #21 |
| 1935 | 9,212 | — | #1,078 | #20 |
| 1934 | 9,963 | — | #1,176 | #18 |
| 1933 | 9,583 | — | #1,108 | #18 |
| 1932 | 10,494 | — | #903 | #18 |
| 1931 | 10,759 | — | #864 | #18 |
| 1930 | 11,728 | — | #870 | #18 |
| 1929 | 11,775 | — | #707 | #16 |
| 1928 | 12,761 | — | #746 | #14 |
| 1927 | 13,325 | — | #725 | #14 |
| 1926 | 13,401 | — | #762 | #14 |
| 1925 | 13,683 | — | #796 | #14 |
| 1924 | 14,230 | — | #834 | #13 |
| 1923 | 13,932 | — | #981 | #13 |
| 1922 | 13,655 | — | #947 | #13 |
| 1921 | 13,886 | — | #853 | #12 |
| 1920 | 13,744 | — | #896 | #12 |
| 1919 | 12,092 | — | #831 | #13 |
| 1918 | 12,235 | — | #1,023 | #13 |
| 1917 | 11,255 | — | #890 | #12 |
| 1916 | 10,733 | — | #1,216 | #13 |
| 1915 | 10,488 | — | #1,004 | #12 |
| 1914 | 7,601 | — | #962 | #14 |
| 1913 | 6,182 | — | #1,102 | #13 |
| 1912 | 5,122 | — | #1,190 | #13 |
| 1911 | 2,459 | — | #1,491 | #16 |
| 1910 | 1,921 | — | #1,374 | #18 |
| 1909 | 1,735 | — | #1,408 | #16 |
| 1908 | 1,551 | — | #1,478 | #17 |
| 1907 | 1,459 | — | #1,716 | #17 |
| 1906 | 1,337 | — | #1,627 | #17 |
| 1905 | 1,266 | — | #1,470 | #20 |
| 1904 | 1,186 | — | — | #20 |
| 1903 | 1,065 | — | — | #20 |
| 1902 | 1,083 | — | #1,685 | #19 |
| 1901 | 915 | — | — | #21 |
| 1900 | 1,252 | — | #1,636 | #20 |
| 1899 | 919 | — | #1,706 | #19 |
| 1898 | 963 | — | — | #22 |
| 1897 | 868 | — | #1,205 | #21 |
| 1896 | 868 | — | #1,488 | #23 |
| 1895 | 762 | — | #1,158 | #29 |
| 1894 | 690 | — | — | #32 |
| 1893 | 572 | — | #1,342 | #34 |
| 1892 | 583 | — | — | #37 |
| 1891 | 419 | — | — | #42 |
| 1890 | 408 | — | — | #47 |
| 1889 | 340 | — | — | #57 |
| 1888 | 298 | — | — | #70 |
| 1887 | 279 | — | — | #61 |
| 1886 | 224 | — | — | #78 |
| 1885 | 201 | — | — | #82 |
| 1884 | 191 | — | — | #85 |
| 1883 | 108 | — | — | #117 |
| 1882 | 127 | — | — | #115 |
| 1881 | 120 | — | — | #106 |
| 1880 | 113 | — | — | #116 |