Harl

Where Harl comes from

The dictionaries list Harl as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #909 among boys with 5 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1881
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1893
    Harl Vincent born
    American mechanical engineer and science fiction author
  4. 1917
    Harl Pease born
    Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Harl Vincent · American mechanical engineer and science fiction author, 1893–1968
  • Harl Pease · Air Force Medal of Honor recipient, 1917–1942
  • Harl Maggert · American baseball player, 1883–1963

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.