How Many People Are Named Harl?
An estimated 178 people in the United States have the first name Harl. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Harl peaked in popularity in 1920 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harl as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Harl paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Harl is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
178
About 1 in 1,925,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1920
23 births
Total Registered
601
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harl
Harl is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 601 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Harl as a male name
Ranked #4,730 in 1973
6 male births in 1973
Peak: 1920 (23 births)
Harl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harl span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 145 babies were registered. Harl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Harl by Decade
How has Harl tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Harl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harl
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Harl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harl?
We estimate approximately 178 people named Harl are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,925,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Harl a common name?
Harl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 601 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harl most popular?
Harl reached peak popularity in 1920, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harl is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harl a male name?
Harl is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harl Smith, Harl Johnson, Harl Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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