Gender
Origin
- Norse
- Army commander.
Army commander; Harald has been popular since the Vikings and was borne by several kings of Norway - English
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Harold
Pronunciation
ha-ro-ld
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #13, 14,154 births); most recent 2025 (rank #991, 230 births)
- Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #723, 99 births); most recent 2004 (rank #14167, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 230 | – |
| 2024 | 227 | – |
| 2023 | 250 | – |
| 2022 | 250 | – |
| 2021 | 235 | – |
| 2020 | 238 | – |
| 2019 | 279 | – |
| 2018 | 284 | – |
| 2017 | 286 | – |
| 2016 | 288 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #394, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1228, 23 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2016 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #242, 137 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1423, 22 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2014 | 22 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #135, 15 births); most recent 2013 (rank #712, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #248, 5 births); most recent 2011 (rank #648, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1953 (rank #46, 73 births); most recent 2019 (rank #608, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence