Harl
Last seen for boys in 1973 at #4,505
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 601since 1880
Harl over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Harl has never cracked the top 900 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
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| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #1,820 | 17 |
| 1948 | #2,218 | 12 |
| 1947 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #1,651 | 19 |
| 1931 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1929 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1923 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1919 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1918 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1916 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #1,803 | 10 |
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| 1897 | #942 | 6 |
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| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harl was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1896, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
See more about Harl
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1973
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #909 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1881, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1880–1897
Share of babies · boys
1 in 18,793
- Highest: 1 in 18,793 boys born in 1897 were named Harl (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 259,763 boys born in 1973 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #909 in 1880, was only 1 in 22,098 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 24.1% of all boys named Harl (145) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #909 (1880) | #909 |
| 1890s | 6 | #942 (1897) | #942 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 95 | #1,528 (1917) | #2,056 |
| 1920s | 145 | #1,592 (1920) | #2,263 |
| 1930s | 133 | #1,651 (1932) | #2,098 |
| 1940s | 108 | #1,820 (1949) | #2,374 |
| 1950s | 61 | #2,580 (1950) | #3,307 |
| 1960s | 34 | #3,097 (1961) | #3,385 |
| 1970s | 14 | #3,521 (1970) | #4,013 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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