Harbour
Mostly boys · HAR-ber · English
Harbour is a name of English origin, meaning “safe haven; shelter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Harbour mean?
English: the English word, from Old English herebeorg
“safe haven; shelter”
The Old English root meant a shelter or lodging, later any place of refuge.
- Say it
- HAR-ber
Is Harbour a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Harbour has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 9 girls in the US.
How popular is Harbour in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Harbour, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Harbour in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
How popular is Harbour in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Harbour, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the girls named Harbour in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65 girls in the US were given Harbour or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,240, up from #10,104 for this spelling alone.
- Harbor 56
- Harbour 9
Harbour in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
Names like Harbour
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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