How Many People Are Named Harrington?
An estimated 218 people in the United States have the first name Harrington. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Harrington peaked in popularity in 2018 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harrington 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 Harrington paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
218
About 1 in 1,572,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2018
13 births
Total Registered
330
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harrington
Harrington is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 330 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Harrington as a male name
Ranked #10,231 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (13 births)
Harrington: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harrington span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 74 babies were registered. While Harrington is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Harrington by Decade
How has Harrington 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.
Harrington by State
Harrington + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harrington as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harrington
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Harrington: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harrington?
We estimate approximately 218 people named Harrington 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 1,572,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Harrington a common name?
Harrington is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 330 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harrington most popular?
Harrington reached peak popularity in 2018, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harrington is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harrington a male name?
Harrington is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harrington Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harrington Smith, Harrington Johnson, Harrington 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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