How Many People Are Named Harland?
An estimated 2,237 people in the United States have the first name Harland. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Harland peaked in popularity in 1922 with 156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harland 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 Harland paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,237
About 1 in 153,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1922
156 births
Total Registered
5,764
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harland
Harland is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,764 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Harland as a male name
Ranked #2,601 in 2024
51 male births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (156 births)
Harland as a female name
Ranked #16,185 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2019 (11 births)
Harland: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harland span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,357 babies were registered. Harland has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Harland by Decade
How has Harland 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.
Harland by State
Birth registrations for Harland span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, North Carolina, Idaho. On average, about 84 Harlands were registered per state.
Harland + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harland as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harland
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Harland: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harland?
We estimate approximately 2,237 people named Harland 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 153,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Harland a common name?
Harland is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,764 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harland most popular?
Harland reached peak popularity in 1922, when 156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harland is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harland a male name?
Harland is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harland Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harland Smith, Harland Johnson, Harland 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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