How Many People Are Named Harless?
An estimated 101 people in the United States have the first name Harless. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Harless peaked in popularity in 1928 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harless 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 Harless paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Harless is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
101
About 1 in 3,393,607 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1928
19 births
Total Registered
428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harless
Harless is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 428 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Harless as a male name
Ranked #5,210 in 1971
5 male births in 1971
Peak: 1928 (19 births)
Harless: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harless span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 127 babies were registered. Harless has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Harless by Decade
How has Harless 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.
Harless by State
Harless + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harless as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harless
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Harless: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harless?
We estimate approximately 101 people named Harless 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 3,393,607 Americans share this first name.
Is Harless a common name?
Harless is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harless most popular?
Harless reached peak popularity in 1928, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harless is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harless a male name?
Harless is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harless Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harless Smith, Harless Johnson, Harless 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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