Is Harris a boy or girl name?
Harris is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 147 boys were named Harris, so 7.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 16,505 US babies named Harris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,319
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,609
- Babies named Harris since 1880
- 16,505
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 245 babies
Boys and girls named Harris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 187 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 231 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 270 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,433 | 18 | 1.2% |
| 1920s | 2,232 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,629 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,668 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,362 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 794 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 650 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 744 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,138 | 29 | 2.5% |
| 2000s | 1,343 | 30 | 2.2% |
| 2010s | 1,710 | 65 | 3.7% |
| 2020s | 931 | 41 | 4.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147 | #1,319 | 12 | #8,609 |
| 2023 | 177 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 174 | #1,172 | 6 | #14,196 |
| 2021 | 219 | #1,000 | 12 | #8,666 |
| 2020 | 214 | #996 | 11 | #9,157 |
| 2019 | 202 | #1,030 | 8 | #11,748 |
| 2018 | 202 | #1,020 | 10 | #10,076 |
| 2017 | 193 | #1,043 | 8 | #12,027 |
| 2016 | 212 | #972 | 9 | #11,189 |
| 2015 | 203 | #1,008 | 7 | #13,515 |
| 2014 | 176 | #1,090 | 5 | #17,488 |
| 2013 | 151 | #1,189 | 9 | #11,340 |
| 2012 | 139 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,420 | 9 | #11,531 |
| 2010 | 115 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 121 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 151 | #1,171 | 7 | #14,455 |
| 2006 | 136 | #1,232 | 6 | #15,818 |
| 2005 | 116 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 132 | #1,181 | 5 | #17,061 |
| 2003 | 138 | #1,114 | 7 | #12,905 |
| 2002 | 143 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 135 | #1,070 | 5 | #16,238 |
| 2000 | 132 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 134 | #1,035 | 7 | #11,816 |
| 1998 | 132 | #1,027 | 10 | #8,827 |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,103 | 7 | #11,253 |
| 1996 | 102 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 118 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 103 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 115 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 110 | #1,046 | 5 | #14,048 |
| 1991 | 110 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 99 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 104 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 100 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 81 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 78 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 62 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 74 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 48 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 80 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 63 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 70 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 61 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 67 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 71 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 65 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 58 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 60 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 75 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 82 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 67 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 78 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 99 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 83 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 86 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 106 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 106 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 113 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 124 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 132 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 137 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 141 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 156 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 144 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 136 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 173 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 170 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 166 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 190 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 161 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 180 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 157 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 160 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 176 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 150 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 158 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 143 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 144 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 158 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 142 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 181 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 166 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 176 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 155 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 182 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 182 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 213 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 225 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 212 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 213 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 211 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 224 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 230 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 233 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 245 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 226 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 201 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 234 | #391 | 5 | #5,139 |
| 1917 | 175 | #429 | 7 | #3,881 |
| 1916 | 203 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 196 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 137 | #407 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1913 | 120 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 83 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 51 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 33 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 40 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 38 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 26 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 31 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 26 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 18 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 21 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 26 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 33 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 20 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 25 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 26 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 27 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 22 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 22 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 18 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 28 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 26 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 17 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 31 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 27 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 12 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 19 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 20 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 15 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 16 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 15 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 18 | #411 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Harris reached #316 in 1889. As a girl name, it reached #3,360 in 1914. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Harris
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.