Harrison
Boy · HA-ri-son · English
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Harrison is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Harry”. In 2025 it ranked 48th for boys in the UK (1,174 babies) and 116th for boys in the US (3,072 babies).
What does Harrison mean?
English: English surname from Harry
“son of Harry”
Originally a northern English surname; Harry was the usual medieval English form of Henry.
- Say it
- HA-ri-son
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Is Harrison a girl's or a boy's name?
Harrison is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,174 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 3,072 boys in the US.
How popular is Harrison in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #48among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,174about 1 in 260 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,174 boys in the UK were named Harrison, making it the 48th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 40th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 2,447 boys.
Half of all the boys named Harrison in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 50th in England and Wales, 26th in Scotland and 79th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#47), 2014 (#32) and 2024 (#52).
Harrison in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,174 | #48 |
| 2024 | 1,118 | #51 |
| 2023 | 1,291 | #48 |
| 2022 | 1,387 | #45 |
| 2021 | 1,404 | #47 |
| 2020 | 1,564 | #40 |
| 2019 | 1,868 | #31 |
| 2018 | 1,945 | #34 |
| 2017 | 2,116 | #31 |
| 2016 | 2,434 | #31 |
| 2015 | 2,447 | #31 |
| 2014 | 2,385 | #35 |
| 2013 | 2,198 | #35 |
| 2012 | 2,374 | #34 |
| 2011 | 2,244 | #40 |
| 2010 | 2,030 | #44 |
| 2009 | 2,036 | #43 |
| 2008 | 2,244 | #36 |
| 2007 | 2,204 | #34 |
| 2006 | 1,994 | #40 |
| 2005 | 1,701 | #44 |
| 2004 | 1,531 | #48 |
| 2003 | 1,395 | #48 |
| 2002 | 1,245 | #58 |
| 2001 | 1,375 | #51 |
| 2000 | 1,197 | #60 |
| 1999 | 987 | #70 |
| 1998 | 814 | #83 |
| 1997 | 770 | #86 |
| 1996 | 675 | #91 |
How popular is Harrison in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #116among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,072about 1 in 560 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.5%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,072 boys in the US were named Harrison, making it the 116th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 114th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 3,662 boys. 8 girls were also named Harrison in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Harrison in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Harrison in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,072 | #116 |
| 2024 | 2,966 | #121 |
| 2023 | 3,068 | #119 |
| 2022 | 2,920 | #128 |
| 2021 | 3,150 | #121 |
| 2020 | 3,221 | #114 |
| 2019 | 3,455 | #111 |
| 2018 | 3,413 | #115 |
| 2017 | 3,521 | #113 |
| 2016 | 3,662 | #107 |
| 2015 | 3,343 | #119 |
| 2014 | 3,205 | #127 |
| 2013 | 2,511 | #162 |
| 2012 | 2,126 | #181 |
| 2011 | 1,830 | #199 |
| 2010 | 1,491 | #233 |
| 2009 | 1,466 | #241 |
| 2008 | 1,735 | #219 |
| 2007 | 1,654 | #225 |
| 2006 | 1,560 | #231 |
| 2005 | 1,717 | #211 |
| 2004 | 1,729 | #209 |
| 2003 | 1,697 | #212 |
| 2002 | 1,866 | #199 |
| 2001 | 1,798 | #203 |
| 2000 | 1,986 | #184 |
| 1999 | 1,925 | #182 |
| 1998 | 1,903 | #174 |
| 1997 | 1,824 | #181 |
| 1996 | 1,478 | #209 |
| 1995 | 1,362 | #217 |
| 1994 | 1,331 | #218 |
| 1993 | 1,031 | #279 |
| 1992 | 1,019 | #282 |
| 1991 | 981 | #273 |
| 1990 | 929 | #280 |
| 1989 | 883 | #283 |
| 1988 | 694 | #314 |
| 1987 | 592 | #341 |
| 1986 | 462 | #394 |
| 1985 | 416 | #418 |
| 1984 | 221 | #571 |
| 1983 | 227 | #558 |
| 1982 | 201 | #603 |
| 1981 | 139 | #735 |
| 1980 | 135 | #755 |
| 1979 | 105 | #842 |
| 1978 | 100 | #860 |
| 1977 | 78 | #970 |
| 1976 | 102 | #828 |
| 1975 | 112 | #783 |
| 1974 | 107 | #776 |
| 1973 | 117 | #740 |
| 1972 | 114 | #740 |
| 1971 | 99 | #811 |
| 1970 | 119 | #753 |
| 1969 | 118 | #718 |
| 1968 | 111 | #713 |
| 1967 | 133 | #646 |
| 1966 | 129 | #652 |
| 1965 | 117 | #688 |
| 1964 | 132 | #669 |
| 1963 | 158 | #620 |
| 1962 | 168 | #598 |
| 1961 | 140 | #660 |
| 1960 | 175 | #590 |
| 1959 | 191 | #565 |
| 1958 | 176 | #583 |
| 1957 | 204 | #542 |
| 1956 | 187 | #554 |
| 1955 | 192 | #528 |
| 1954 | 205 | #505 |
| 1953 | 219 | #471 |
| 1952 | 229 | #464 |
| 1951 | 218 | #458 |
| 1950 | 216 | #446 |
| 1949 | 232 | #437 |
| 1948 | 240 | #430 |
| 1947 | 263 | #421 |
| 1946 | 196 | #452 |
| 1945 | 226 | #398 |
| 1944 | 179 | #453 |
| 1943 | 233 | #404 |
| 1942 | 211 | #422 |
| 1941 | 177 | #437 |
| 1940 | 178 | #434 |
| 1939 | 203 | #400 |
| 1938 | 216 | #383 |
| 1937 | 211 | #381 |
| 1936 | 183 | #405 |
| 1935 | 198 | #386 |
| 1934 | 203 | #384 |
| 1933 | 233 | #353 |
| 1932 | 251 | #349 |
| 1931 | 226 | #373 |
| 1930 | 241 | #368 |
| 1929 | 223 | #387 |
| 1928 | 274 | #345 |
| 1927 | 293 | #334 |
| 1926 | 302 | #333 |
| 1925 | 349 | #304 |
| 1924 | 333 | #315 |
| 1923 | 361 | #294 |
| 1922 | 374 | #292 |
| 1921 | 349 | #309 |
| 1920 | 407 | #277 |
| 1919 | 322 | #307 |
| 1918 | 372 | #276 |
| 1917 | 320 | #291 |
| 1916 | 298 | #301 |
| 1915 | 313 | #279 |
| 1914 | 262 | #270 |
| 1913 | 197 | #277 |
| 1912 | 170 | #270 |
| 1911 | 82 | #291 |
| 1910 | 95 | #246 |
| 1909 | 57 | #302 |
| 1908 | 59 | #281 |
| 1907 | 55 | #284 |
| 1906 | 44 | #309 |
| 1905 | 56 | #264 |
| 1904 | 46 | #277 |
| 1903 | 47 | #269 |
| 1902 | 53 | #254 |
| 1901 | 44 | #259 |
| 1900 | 69 | #244 |
| 1899 | 54 | #227 |
| 1898 | 83 | #186 |
| 1897 | 69 | #204 |
| 1896 | 79 | #200 |
| 1895 | 81 | #189 |
| 1894 | 85 | #178 |
| 1893 | 120 | #125 |
| 1892 | 158 | #111 |
| 1891 | 106 | #130 |
| 1890 | 156 | #107 |
| 1889 | 288 | #68 |
| 1888 | 400 | #52 |
| 1887 | 99 | #129 |
| 1886 | 77 | #177 |
| 1885 | 45 | #245 |
| 1884 | 63 | #207 |
| 1883 | 61 | #193 |
| 1882 | 76 | #177 |
| 1881 | 61 | #187 |
| 1880 | 65 | #189 |
Nicknames for Harrison
- Harry 1,928 boys in the UK in 2025
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