Harold
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Harold
The name of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England before the Norman conquest, and a name that's long been associated with a pipe-smoking, bespectacled grandpa or uncle.
Harold for boys#993 US
After years in style limbo, Harold is slowly making a comeback, possibly boosted by cheerful nicknames like Harry and Hal. Filmmaking couple Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach have a son named Harold.
Harold for girls
A clunky yet strong grandpa-name for boys, Harold may seem like an unlikely choice for girls, but it has nevertheless been appearing in the US stats since the 1890s. It's last appearance was in 2004 when six girls received the name, while it was at its peak in 1929, when it was given to 98. Nicknames Haddie, Hallie, Harrie, or Hattie, perhaps?
Pronounced HAR-uld.
As of October 2026, Harold ranked #993 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #12 in 1920, Nameberry popularity #494.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #830 | 272 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #809 | 283 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #802 | 288 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #800 | 286 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #797 | 284 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #815 | 279 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #932 | 238 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #956 | 235 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #925 | 250 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #921 | 250 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #988 | 227 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #993 | 230 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Harold for boys
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Harold on lists
Famous Harolds
- Harold I aka Harold HarefootBoy
King of England
- Harold II aka Harold GodwinsonBoy
last Anglo,Saxon King of England
- (James) Harold WilsonBoy
Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, British prime minister
- (Maurice) Harold MacmillanBoy
1st Earl of Stockton, British prime minister
- Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck)Boy
American composer ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow")
- Harold PinterBoy
English playwright
- Harold Clayton LloydBoy
American actor
- Harold Scott MacDonald "Donald" CoxeterBoy
British,Canadian geometer
- Harold Perrineau (born Harold Williams)Boy
American actor
- Harold Edward HoltBoy
Australian Prime Minister
- Harold NorseBoy
American poet
- Harold Allen RamisBoy
American actor and director
- Harold BloomBoy
American literary critic
- Harold Rupert Leofric George AlexanderBoy
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, British field marshal and Governor,General of Canada
- Harold Eugene "Hal" RoachBoy
American film producer, director, actor
- Harold John "Hal" SmithBoy
American actor and voice actor
Harold in pop culture
- Harold "Hal" JordanBoy
Green Lantern from DC Universe
- Harold HillBoy
main character in "The Music Man"
- Harold ChasenBoy
main character in movie "Harold & Maude"
- Harold "Happy" HoganBoy
character in Marvel Universe
- Harold "Hal" CooperBoy
character in Archie Comics Universe
- "Harold and the Purple CrayonBoy
" children's book by Crockett Johnson
- Harold SkimpoleBoy
character in Dickens's Bleak House
- Harold AbbottBoy
character on TV's "Everwood"
- Harold SaxonBoy
code name of The Master on TV's "Doctor Who"
- Harold CrenshawBoy
character on TV's "Monk"
- Harold GuppyBoy
character in the movie "Intimate Relations"
- Harold ClemensBoy
character on TV's "The Client List"
- Harold BermanBoy
school bully from animated TV series "Hey Arnold!"
- Harold WaldorfBoy
father of Blair Waldorf from CW's "Gossip Girl".
- Harold TravillaBoy
Elsie Dinsmore's son in the Elsie Dinsmore series
- Harold WilsonBoy
main character in G. A. Henty's "True to the Old Flag"
- Harold BloorBoy
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Harold FinchBoy
character on TV's "Person of Interest"
- Harold GoffBoy
character in film "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
- "The Harold SongBoy
" song by Ke$ha
- Harold SteinBoy
character in Hanya Yanagihara’s “A Little Life”
- Harold AndersonBoy
character in the 2000 science fiction comedy film "What Planet Are You From?"
- Harold "Harry" T. StoneBoy
main character & Judge on the NBC sitcom "Night Court" played by Harry Anderson