Harrison

English

"son of Harry"

Harrison Origin and Meaning

The name Harrison is a boy's name of English, Aboriginal origin meaning "son of Harry".

Harrison, a name made viable by Harrison Ford, is increasingly popular with parents who want an H name that's more formal than Harry or Hank but doesn't veer into the stiff Huntington-Harrington territory.

As a surname, Harrison has both Beatle and presidential connections. Harrison was the surname of two presidents, William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office, and Benjamin Harrison, whose election in 1888 sparked Harrison's peak as a first name.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aka Prince Harry and Meghan, used Harrison as a patronymic middle name for their son, Prince Archie.

Harrison Rank in US Top 1000

# 121 in the US

Harrison Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 176 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Harrison

• 121 US 2024
• 176 Nameberry 2025
• 97 Canada 2023
• 17 Future 2035
• 49 England 2023
• 40 Scotland 2024
• 24 Australia 2024
• 57 New Zealand 2024

20 Names Similar to Harrison

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Harrison.

• Elliott
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• Wesley
• Maxwell
• Bennett
• Wyatt
• Lincoln
• Grant
• Owen
• Jonah
• Emmett
• Miles
• Calvin
• Gavin
• Spencer
• Anderson
• Nolan
• Colin
• Elliot
• Max

Famous People Named Harrison

• Harrison Ford American actor
• Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt American geologist, astronaut and senator from New Mexico
• Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes American basketball player
• Harrison Birtwistle English composer
• Harrison "Harry" Libbey U.S. congressman from Virginia
• Harrison Reed American politician; 9th governor of Florida
• Harrison Craig Australian pop singer
• (William) Harrison "Bones" Dillard American Olympic sprinter and hurdler
• Harrison Gray Otis American publisher of the L.A. Times
• Harrison Lynn "Hatch" Rosdahl American NFL football player
• Harrison Page American actor
• Harrison Richard Young American actor
• Harrison Evans Salisbury American journalist
• Harrison Colyar White American sociologist
• Harrison Webb YouTuber
• Harrison Wagner son of actors Jack and Kristina Wagner
• Harrison "Harry" Major son of model Emma Noble and James Major; grandson of British PM John Major
• Harrison Yu son of singers Annie Yi and Harlem Yu
• Harrison Miller (b. 2011) son of comedian Ben Miller
• Harrison Cole (b. 2012) son of TV personality and footballer Joe and Carly Cole
• George Harrison English musician of The Beatles
• William Henry Harrison 9th president of the United States
• Benjamin Harrison 23rd president of the United States
• Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor (b. 2019), son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
• Harrison Butker kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs

The name Harrison in Pop Culture

• "Harrison Bergeron " short story by Kurt Vonnegut and its main character
• Harrison Morgan son of Dexter Morgan on TV's "Dexter"
• Harrison John character on TV's "Popular"
• Harrison Wright character on TV's "Scandal"
• Harrison Wells many characters on TV's The Flash
• Harrison character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"