Harrison

maleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Harrison: Recorded every year since 1992, it reached #13 in 2017, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
147times a registrar ranked it
34years from first to last
#13highest recorded position
32groupings it qualifies for
26names it appears alongside

What stands out in Harrison's record

Held a top-100 place for 34 years running. Names by top-100 run
England and Wales registered 2,241 births with the name in 2015, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Held at least one birth in every 2,000 for 29 years. Names by sustained share
Appears alongside 26 other names across 6 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#86
1997	#79
1998	#72
1999	#62
2000	#56
2001	#49
2002	#52
2003	#47
2004	#47
2005	#39
2006	#36
2007	#30
2008	#35
2009	#42
2010	#42
2011	#37
2012	#35
2013	#36
2014	#32
2015	#32
2016	#32
2017	#34
2018	#34
2019	#37
2020	#41
2021	#49
2022	#45
2023	#49
2024	#52

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in New South Wales, Australia in every year from 1992 to 2025.

In 2025: #29 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, #118 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1992–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1992
First recorded at #96 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2017 (recorded 1992–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #29 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Harrison appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, which has ranked it in 34 years beginning in 1992, and has registered 9,501 births with the name.

Harrison across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Harrison's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#96 (1992)	#13 (2017)	#29 (2025)	34 of 34	9,501 (1992–2025)	378 (2001)
New Zealand · Boys	#81 (1994)	#28 (2018)	#60 (2023)	30 of 30	3,416 (1994–2023)	147 (2006)
England and Wales · Boys	#86 (1996)	#30 (2007)	#52 (2024)	29 of 29	45,958 (1996–2024)	2,241 (2015)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#330 (1999)	#116 (2020)	#118 (2025)	27 of 27	769 (1999–2025)	57 (2016)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#168 (1999)	#74 (2019)	#89 (2024)	26 of 26	535 (1999–2024)	43 (2019)

Harrison by decade in New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Harrison in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	1,690	8 of 10	211
2000sbusiest	3,270	10 of 10	327
2010s	3,210	10 of 10	321
2020s	1,331	6 of 10	222

Across New South Wales, Australia · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 327 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1998 and 1999, when recorded births rose by 79, from 276 to 355.

See the names New South Wales, Australiahas recorded the most births with →

Harrison appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #13 in New South Wales, Australia in 2017.

Harrison'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#52	987	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#49	1,151	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#45	1,236	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#49	1,254	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#41	1,401	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#37	1,663	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#34	1,765	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#34	1,923	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#32	2,220	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#32	2,241	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#32	2,214	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#36	2,038	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#35	2,224	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#37	2,122	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#42	1,943	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#42	1,951	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#35	2,153	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#30	2,123	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#36	1,926	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#39	1,643	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#47	1,493	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#47	1,359	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#52	1,222	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#49	1,345	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#56	1,174	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#62	961	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#72	803	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#79	760	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#86	663	High	Verified
2025	New South Wales, Australia	male	#29	186	Insufficient	Not yet available
2024	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	197	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	New South Wales, Australia	male	#27	200	Insufficient	Not yet available
2022	New South Wales, Australia	male	#35	192	Insufficient	Not yet available
2021	New South Wales, Australia	male	#22	270	Insufficient	Not yet available
2020	New South Wales, Australia	male	#20	286	Insufficient	Not yet available
2019	New South Wales, Australia	male	#15	296	Insufficient	Not yet available
2018	New South Wales, Australia	male	#19	287	Insufficient	Not yet available
2017	New South Wales, Australia	male	#13	333	Insufficient	Not yet available
2016	New South Wales, Australia	male	#16	346	Insufficient	Not yet available
2015	New South Wales, Australia	male	#14	354	Insufficient	Not yet available
2014	New South Wales, Australia	male	#15	375	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New South Wales, Australia	male	#17	357	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	New South Wales, Australia	male	#25	309	Insufficient	Not yet available
2011	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	291	Insufficient	Not yet available
2010	New South Wales, Australia	male	#31	262	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New South Wales, Australia	male	#34	248	Insufficient	Not yet available
2008	New South Wales, Australia	male	#27	300	Insufficient	Not yet available
2007	New South Wales, Australia	male	#24	335	Insufficient	Not yet available
2006	New South Wales, Australia	male	#22	354	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New South Wales, Australia	male	#24	323	Insufficient	Not yet available
2004	New South Wales, Australia	male	#22	326	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New South Wales, Australia	male	#21	346	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	male	#25	327	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	male	#23	378	Insufficient	Not yet available
2000	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	333	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	male	#24	355	Insufficient	Not yet available
1998	New South Wales, Australia	male	#34	276	Insufficient	Not yet available
1997	New South Wales, Australia	male	#44	234	Insufficient	Not yet available
1996	New South Wales, Australia	male	#49	219	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	male	#50	222	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	male	#56	181	Insufficient	Not yet available
1993	New South Wales, Australia	male	#74	116	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	male	#96	87	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	New Zealand	male	#60	67	High	Verified
2022	New Zealand	male	#45	85	High	Verified
2021	New Zealand	male	#38	105	High	Verified
2020	New Zealand	male	#33	110	High	Verified
2019	New Zealand	male	#33	121	High	Verified
2018	New Zealand	male	#28	128	High	Verified
2017	New Zealand	male	#34	118	High	Verified
2016	New Zealand	male	#40	111	High	Verified
2015	New Zealand	male	#42	117	High	Verified
2014	New Zealand	male	#41	110	High	Verified
2013	New Zealand	male	#44	116	High	Verified
2012	New Zealand	male	#48	106	High	Verified
2011	New Zealand	male	#51	105	High	Verified
2010	New Zealand	male	#45	115	High	Verified
2009	New Zealand	male	#42	118	High	Verified
2008	New Zealand	male	#38	131	High	Verified
2007	New Zealand	male	#38	134	High	Verified
2006	New Zealand	male	#33	147	High	Verified
2005	New Zealand	male	#32	133	High	Verified
2004	New Zealand	male	#44	110	High	Verified
2003	New Zealand	male	#31	130	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	male	#32	130	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	male	#32	128	High	Verified
2000	New Zealand	male	#37	128	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	male	#42	116	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	male	#41	128	High	Verified
1997	New Zealand	male	#48	118	High	Verified
1996	New Zealand	male	#53	100	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	male	#75	81	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	male	#81	70	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#89	26	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#121	20	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#89	29	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#109	26	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#84	35	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#74	43	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#86	34	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#83	37	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#92	34	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#84	39	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#98	32	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#122	23	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#156	17	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#161	16	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#211	10	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#159	16	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#152	17	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#179	12	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#167	12	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#137	16	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#192	8	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#162	11	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#207	6	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#277	3	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#168	9	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#118	47	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#134	39	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#133	42	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#140	43	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#175	31	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#116	53	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#133	45	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#122	52	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#117	54	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	57	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#149	42	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	48	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#167	39	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	31	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	21	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#216	26	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	17	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#252	18	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#282	13	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	13	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#343	7	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#439	4	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#305	7	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#348	5	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#297	6	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	4	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#40	105	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1992 and 2025, ranked in 34 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #13, first reached in 2017.

It held a top-100 place in 34 years, 34 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 2,241 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1994, and 32 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Harrington · #3036, 10y
Harris · #9, 30y
Harrison-Lee · #2076, 13y
Harry · #1, 81y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Maddison · #13, 34y
Jayden · #14, 35y
Madison · #14, 33y
Maisie · #14, 30y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Eabha · #13, 33y
Maddison · #13, 34y
Tayla · #13, 32y
Jayden · #14, 35y

Comparisons involving Harrison

Existing comparison pages where Harrison and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Harrison in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Craig vs Harrison
In 1996 they stood at #81 and #86 in England and Wales · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #2263 and #52.
Craig · Harrison · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Harrison vs Calum
In 1996 they stood at #86 and #91 in England and Wales · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #52 and #1675.
Harrison · Calum · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Mitchell vs Harrison
In 1996 they stood at #79 and #86 in England and Wales · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2024 they were #968 and #52.
Mitchell · Harrison · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Harrison within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Isaac vs Harrison
Across 30 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Isaac and Harrison averaged 9.8 places apart, ending at #46 and #60.
Isaac · Harrison · 30 shared years, 1994–2023 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Harrison vs Jackson
Across 30 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Harrison and Jackson averaged 10.0 places apart, ending at #60 and #41.
Harrison · Jackson · 30 shared years, 1994–2023 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Ethan vs Harrison
Across 34 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Ethan and Harrison averaged 11.0 places apart, ending at #49 and #29.
Ethan · Harrison · 34 shared years, 1992–2025 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2025 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Harrison and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Henry vs Harrison
In 2017, Henry moved ahead of Harrison in New South Wales, Australia · Boys — #18 and #16 the year before became #6 and #13.
Henry · Harrison · 31 shared years, 1993–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2017 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Nicholas vs Harrison
In New Zealand · Boys, Harrison moved into the top 50 at #32 in 2005 as Nicholas fell out of it to #52, having been #39 the year before.
Nicholas · Harrison · 18 shared years, 1994–2011 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2005 New Zealand ranking
Connor vs Harrison
In New Zealand · Boys, Harrison moved into the top 50 at #34 in 2017 as Connor fell out of it to #54, having been #29 the year before.
Connor · Harrison · 29 shared years, 1994–2022 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2017 New Zealand ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Harrison measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Harrison at its highest position.

Cooper vs Harrison
Across 28 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Cooper and Harrison averaged 13.3 places apart, ending at #19 and #29.
Cooper · Harrison · 28 shared years, 1998–2025 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2025 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Harrison vs Jayden
Across 32 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison and Jayden averaged 13.4 places apart, ending at #26 and #63.
Harrison · Jayden · 32 shared years, 1993–2024 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2024 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Harrison was ranked #13 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys in 2017. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Harrison and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Harrison without appearing here.

Harrison moved ahead of

Daithi Compare
In 2017 they stood at #117 and #71 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #122 and #471.
Kristian Compare
In 2006 they stood at #257 and #257 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #282 and #527.
Garry Compare
In 2005 they stood at #439 and #299 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2006 that had become #257 and #493.
Geoffrey Compare
In 2007 they stood at #439 and #390 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2008 that had become #252 and #444.

Moved ahead of Harrison

Jayden Compare
In 2003 they stood at #348 and #451 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2004 that had become #439 and #299.
Fionn Compare
In 1999 they stood at #168 and #241 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #277 and #176.
Cillian Compare
In 2005 they stood at #137 and #178 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2006 that had become #167 and #110.
Brodie Compare
In 2020 they stood at #84 and #111 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2021 that had become #109 and #79.

Moved the opposite way to Harrison

Adam Compare
Between 1992 and 2025 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison went from #96 to #29 while Adam went from #20 to #72.
Alexander Compare
Between 1992 and 2025 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison went from #96 to #29 while Alexander went from #14 to #22.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1992 and 2025 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison went from #96 to #29 while Benjamin went from #6 to #46.
Daniel Compare
Between 1992 and 2025 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison went from #96 to #29 while Daniel went from #3 to #64.

Moved the same way as Harrison

Beau Compare
Between 1992 and 2025 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison went from #96 to #29 and Beau from #98 to #25.
George Compare
Between 1992 and 2025 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison went from #96 to #29 and George from #75 to #24.
Harry Compare
Between 1992 and 2025 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison went from #96 to #29 and Harry from #94 to #39.
Jack Compare
Between 1992 and 2025 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Harrison went from #96 to #29 and Jack from #21 to #10.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 6 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #13 in New South Wales, Australia in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Harrison

Harrison at a glance

What stands out in Harrison's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Harrison across 5 official records

Harrison by decade in New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Harrison appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Comparisons involving Harrison

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Harrison

Harrison and the names beside it

Harrison moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Harrison

Moved the opposite way to Harrison

Moved the same way as Harrison

Harrison at a glance

What stands out in Harrison's record

Harrison across 5 official records

Harrison by decade in New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Harrison appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Comparisons involving Harrison

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Harrison

Harrison and the names beside it

Harrison moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Harrison

Moved the opposite way to Harrison

Moved the same way as Harrison