Harbor
Unisex · HAR-ber · English
Unisex
Harbor is a name of English origin, meaning “harbour, safe haven”. In 2025 it ranked 2,957th for girls in the US (56 babies).
What does Harbor mean?
English: English word, from Old English herebeorg
“harbour, safe haven”
The Old English source herebeorg originally meant a shelter or lodging.
- Say it
- HAR-ber
Is Harbor a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Harbor has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 56 girls and 29 boys in the US.
How popular is Harbor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,957among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 29,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 56 girls in the US were named Harbor, making it the 2,957th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,091st. Its busiest year was 2018, with 81 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006. 29 boys were also named Harbor in 2025 (3,756th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Harbor in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65 girls in the US were given Harbor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,240, up from #2,957 for this spelling alone.
- Harbor 56
- Harbour 9
In 2025, 66% of the babies named Harbor in the US were girls.
Harbor in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,957 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3,459 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,555 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,425 |
| 2021 | 81 | #2,266 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,091 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3,171 |
| 2018 | 81 | #2,254 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3,053 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,617 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,810 |
| 2014 | 41 | #3,717 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
Names like Harbor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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