How Many People Are Named Harvel?
An estimated 76 people in the United States have the first name Harvel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Harvel peaked in popularity in 1940 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harvel 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 Harvel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Harvel is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
- Harvel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
76
About 1 in 4,509,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1940
13 births
Total Registered
302
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harvel
Harvel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 302 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Harvel as a male name
Ranked #3,406 in 1959
7 male births in 1959
Peak: 1940 (13 births)
Harvel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harvel span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 87 babies were registered. While Harvel is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Harvel by Decade
How has Harvel 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.
Harvel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harvel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harvel
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Harvel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harvel?
We estimate approximately 76 people named Harvel 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 4,509,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Harvel a common name?
Harvel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 302 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harvel most popular?
Harvel reached peak popularity in 1940, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harvel is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harvel a male name?
Harvel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harvel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harvel Smith, Harvel Johnson, Harvel 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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