Is Harrison a boy or girl name?
Harrison is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 2,958 boys were named Harrison, so 0.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 96,366 US babies named Harrison were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #121
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,128
- Babies named Harrison since 1880
- 96,366
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 3,670 babies
Boys and girls named Harrison, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,235 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 991 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 530 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,431 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,265 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 2,165 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 2,135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,037 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,381 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,054 | 11 | 1% |
| 1980s | 3,971 | 17 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 13,784 | 54 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 17,205 | 60 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 28,555 | 111 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 15,311 | 48 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,958 | #121 | 11 | #9,128 |
| 2023 | 3,064 | #119 | 7 | #12,600 |
| 2022 | 2,919 | #127 | 9 | #10,675 |
| 2021 | 3,149 | #121 | 12 | #8,667 |
| 2020 | 3,221 | #114 | 9 | #10,570 |
| 2019 | 3,455 | #111 | 14 | #7,878 |
| 2018 | 3,412 | #115 | 8 | #11,802 |
| 2017 | 3,521 | #113 | 14 | #8,002 |
| 2016 | 3,662 | #107 | 8 | #12,173 |
| 2015 | 3,343 | #119 | 6 | #15,184 |
| 2014 | 3,205 | #127 | 11 | #9,767 |
| 2013 | 2,511 | #162 | 15 | #7,913 |
| 2012 | 2,125 | #181 | 15 | #7,968 |
| 2011 | 1,830 | #199 | 9 | #11,532 |
| 2010 | 1,491 | #233 | 11 | #10,018 |
| 2009 | 1,465 | #241 | 8 | #12,878 |
| 2008 | 1,735 | #219 | 7 | #14,379 |
| 2007 | 1,654 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,560 | #231 | 11 | #10,156 |
| 2005 | 1,717 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,729 | #209 | 14 | #7,975 |
| 2003 | 1,697 | #212 | 7 | #12,906 |
| 2002 | 1,866 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,798 | #203 | 5 | #16,239 |
| 2000 | 1,984 | #184 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 1999 | 1,925 | #182 | 8 | #10,699 |
| 1998 | 1,903 | #174 | 10 | #8,828 |
| 1997 | 1,824 | #181 | 12 | #7,437 |
| 1996 | 1,479 | #209 | 9 | #9,067 |
| 1995 | 1,362 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,331 | #218 | 9 | #9,089 |
| 1993 | 1,031 | #279 | 6 | #12,333 |
| 1992 | 1,019 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 982 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 928 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 883 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 694 | #314 | 6 | #10,830 |
| 1987 | 592 | #341 | 6 | #10,307 |
| 1986 | 464 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 415 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 221 | #572 | 5 | #10,997 |
| 1983 | 227 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 201 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 139 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 135 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 105 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 100 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 78 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 102 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 112 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 107 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 117 | #742 | 6 | #7,761 |
| 1972 | 114 | #742 | 5 | #8,727 |
| 1971 | 99 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 120 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 118 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 111 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 133 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 129 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 117 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 132 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 158 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 168 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 140 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 175 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 191 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 176 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 204 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 187 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 192 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 205 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 219 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 229 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 218 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 216 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 232 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 240 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 263 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 196 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 226 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 179 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 233 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 211 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 177 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 178 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 203 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 216 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 211 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 183 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 198 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 203 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 233 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 251 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 226 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 241 | #368 | 5 | #4,833 |
| 1929 | 223 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 274 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 293 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 302 | #334 | 5 | #5,185 |
| 1925 | 349 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 333 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 361 | #294 | 5 | #5,271 |
| 1922 | 374 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 349 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 407 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 322 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 372 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 320 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 298 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 313 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 262 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 197 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 170 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 82 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 95 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 57 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 59 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 55 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 44 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 56 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 46 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 47 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 53 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 44 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 69 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 54 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 83 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 69 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 79 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 81 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 85 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 120 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 158 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 106 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 156 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 288 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 400 | #52 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 99 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 77 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 45 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 63 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 61 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 76 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 61 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 65 | #190 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Harrison reached #52 in 1888. As a girl name, it reached #4,833 in 1930. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Harrison
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.