Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Harrison

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Son of Harry Surname.
Son of Harry; surname

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Pronunciation

ha-rri-son

Famous People

Actor Harrison Ford

Celebrity Babies

Son of Jack Wagner

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #107, 3,662 births); most recent 2025 (rank #116, 3,072 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #7719, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253,0728
20242,95811
20233,0647
20222,9199
20213,14912
20203,2219
20193,45514
20183,4128
20173,52114
20163,6628

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 2015 (rank #32, 2,241 births); most recent 2025 (rank #50, 1,007 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20251,007
2024987
20231,151
20221,236
20211,254
20201,401
20191,663
20181,765
20171,923
20162,220

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 2014 (rank #916, 43 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20236
20228
202115
202018
201912
201820
201716
201622
201526
201443

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 2016 (rank #119, 57 births); most recent 2025 (rank #123, 47 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202547
202439
202342
202243
202131
202053
201945
201852
201754
201657

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 2016 (rank #32, 180 births); most recent 2025 (rank #26, 137 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025137
2024105
2023120
2022122
2021124
2020128
2019162
2018146
2017156
2016180

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 Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #74, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #79, 30 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202530
202426
202320
202229
202126
202035
201943
201834
201737
201634

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #88, 52 births); most recent 2023 (rank #105, 33 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202333
202247
202148
202038
201943
201844
201750
201648
201550
201452

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