girls:
735 births since 2006
#4981 (13th percentile)
boys:
360 births since 2006
#4226 (8th percentile)
overall:
1.1k births since 2006
#6644 (14th percentile)
The name Harbor is the #6,644 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,095 recorded births since 2006. This represents the 14.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 14.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,981 (12.8% percentile) for all time with 735 births since 2006. For boys, it ranks #4,226 (7.8% percentile) for all time with 360 births since 2006.
Harbor first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2006 . Birth data for Harbor is available in 17 out of the 18 years between 2006 and 2023 (17 years for girls and 16 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Harbor has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (67.1% of all recorded births). In 2023, 73.6% of babies named Harbor were girls. Interestingly, until around 2008, the name was more popular for boys (53.8% boys from 2006 to 2007), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (67.4% girls from 2008 to 2023).
For girls, Harbor reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 8.1% percentile (ranked #860) with 45 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 45 births per million (ranked 8.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2010, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Harbor ranks #885 for girls (6.6% percentile) with 38 births per million, which is 84.7% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Harbor reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 3.7% percentile (ranked #879) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 20 births per million (ranked 3.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Harbor ranks #892 for boys (2.1% percentile) with 13 births per million, which is 65.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Harbor".
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