HAROLD is ranked as the 108th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 560,464.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 175.77 people named HAROLD for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named HAROLD is 228,179.
The SSA data also shows that HAROLD is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
HAROLD is
80.9% White,
2.6% Hispanic origin,
13.2% Black,
1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name HAROLD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name HAROLD is included in the following name categories:
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
English surname
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HAROLD
The state with the most people named
HAROLD is
California where
43,679 people have this name.
West Virginia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named HAROLD, as
343.52 in every 100,000
West Virginians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
West Virginia is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Massachusetts
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name HAROLD
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
25,644
199.09
99.8%
Indiana
16,759
254.05
99.7%
Iowa
7,355
236.72
99.6%
Kansas
8,811
303.42
99.6%
Michigan
18,331
184.98
99.8%
Minnesota
8,885
162.82
99.7%
Missouri
6,468
216.03
99.6%
Nebraska
5,092
270.63
99.3%
North Dakota
1,464
197.91
98.0%
Ohio
28,437
245.27
99.8%
South Dakota
1,910
223.87
98.4%
Wisconsin
9,653
167.67
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name HAROLD
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,402
190.25
97.7%
Arizona
12,556
186.52
99.6%
California
43,679
112.57
99.9%
Colorado
9,218
172.11
99.5%
Hawaii
2,258
159.04
99.5%
Idaho
3,498
214.01
99.2%
Montana
2,408
235.28
98.8%
Nevada
4,384
154.41
99.4%
New Mexico
3,073
147.35
98.8%
Oregon
8,000
201.51
99.5%
Utah
4,455
151.4
99.1%
Washington
10,597
150.07
99.7%
Wyoming
1,520
260.2
98.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name HAROLD
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
3,272
90.99
99.0%
Maine
1,294
97.26
97.2%
Massachusetts
4,877
72.31
99.1%
New Hampshire
1,018
76.76
97.0%
New Jersey
7,954
88.99
99.5%
New York
29,510
149.45
99.9%
Pennsylvania
25,736
201.26
99.8%
Rhode Island
857
81.2
97.4%
Vermont
1,200
191.44
98.6%
South States
State stats for the first name HAROLD
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HAROLD as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named HAROLD.
The most popular full name is HAROLD Smith.
1.15% of all the people named HAROLD
have this family name.
There are 34028 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HAROLD