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Harald

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Harald: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #2859 to #5137.19972006202120232025#2859#5137
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
1998#2901
2006#4052
2015#4747
2021#4789
2022#3449
2023#4991
2024#3254
2025#5137

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #109 among boys in Norway, #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #8 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #8 in Norway in 1945.

Harald's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#10960HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#11948HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#10956HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#11849HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#10856HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#13535HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#13244HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#14343HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#14044HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#18630HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#14146HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#20228HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#15939HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#18831HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#16637HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#18829HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#18533HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#12857HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#15841HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#15741HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#19727HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#15741HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#18929HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#15339HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#11957HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#11961HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#12554HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#11265HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#11365HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#10871HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#11163HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#13351HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#12655HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#10767HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#11564HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#12859HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#11468HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#11473HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#15548HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#14355HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#11671HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#11173HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#9289HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#9087HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#10674HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#9188HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#75105HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#8099HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#8296HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#82100HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#59131HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#63139HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#60139HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#59146HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#51176HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#48208HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#41236HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#40248HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#38252HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#35264HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#37262HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#35275HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#35258HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#32274HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#31269HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#29275HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#34255HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#26298HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#27294HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#28302HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#25331HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#31280HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#24338HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#23346HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#21340HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#15417HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#14434HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#12506HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#11528HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#11608HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#8662HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Harald is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Harald, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1945England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199719452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#8 in 1945
England and Wales1997–20259#2859 in 1997

Its high point came 52 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in England and Wales (1997).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Harald

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #8 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.