Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Harland

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Harland
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1922

Peak rank proxy

156

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19222024

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

67.3%

2024

All-time

5,740

Harland has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1922, when 156 boys were named Harland.

In 2024, only 51 boys were given the name.

Down 67.3% from its peak.

All told, about 5,740 Americans have been named Harland and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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