Harold Harris
There are approximately 389 people named Harold Harris living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 881,117 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Harold with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Harris. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
389
1 in 881,117
Named Harold
184K
Alive today
Named Harris
725K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 184K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1924
Average age: 69
Estimated bearers: 725K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #25
Per 100K: 211.63
Top ancestry: White (51.4%)
First name trend
Harold: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Harold. The peak year was 1924 with 14,230 births. The average person named Harold today is 69 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Harris surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Harris, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 51.4%.
- White51.4%
- Black or African American42.4%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Harold has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0536% of the US population, based on 183,886 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Harris appears at a rate of 211.63 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2116%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 389 people with the full name Harold Harris. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Harold
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FAQ
Harold Harris: questions and answers
How many people are named Harold Harris?
We estimate approximately 389 people in the United States share the full name Harold Harris. That works out to about 1 in 881,117 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0536%) with the surname frequency (211.63 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Harold Harris?
We classify Harold Harris as "Very Rare". About 1 in 881,117 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Harold a male or female name?
Harold is predominantly male. Out of 554,046 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Harold profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.