Harvard

Harvard

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Harvard first appears in the data in 1912 and has been recorded in 53 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1915 with 27 babies (rank #1,285 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Harvard

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Harvard yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

604

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1912	16	#1,203
1913	21	#1,129
1914	10	#2,173
1915	27	#1,285
1916	11	#2,449
1917	16	#1,934
1918	19	#1,786
1919	17	#1,921
1920	8	#3,335
1921	17	#2,015
1922	13	#2,400
1923	10	#2,841
1924	16	#2,086
1925	13	#2,360
1926	15	#2,124
1927	13	#2,343
1928	13	#2,323
1929	20	#1,698
1930	17	#1,854
1931	17	#1,798
1932	12	#2,244
1933	11	#2,280
1934	13	#2,067
1935	14	#1,973
1936	13	#1,998
1937	16	#1,790
1938	10	#2,389
1939	13	#2,001
1940	10	#2,387
1941	8	#2,744
1942	10	#2,444
1943	10	#2,469
1945	10	#2,313
1946	10	#2,469
1947	10	#2,566
1948	7	#3,131
1949	12	#2,272
1951	5	#3,925
1953	8	#3,014
1955	10	#2,654
1956	8	#3,061
1958	7	#3,389
1959	7	#3,405
1960	5	#4,277
1965	7	#3,375
1966	5	#4,181
1977	5	#6,221
1983	6	#5,745
2008	6	#11,562
2013	9	#8,354
2014	6	#11,213
2016	5	#12,905
2018	7	#10,044

Year

Babies

Rank

1912

#1,203

1913

#1,129

1914

#2,173

1915

#1,285

1916

#2,449

1917

#1,934

1918

#1,786

1919

#1,921

1920

#3,335

1921

#2,015

1922

#2,400

1923

#2,841

1924

#2,086

1925

#2,360

1926

#2,124

1927

#2,343

1928

#2,323

1929

#1,698

1930

#1,854

1931

#1,798

1932

#2,244

1933

#2,280

1934

#2,067

1935

#1,973

1936

#1,998

1937

#1,790

1938

#2,389

1939

#2,001

1940

#2,387

1941

#2,744

1942

#2,444

1943

#2,469

1945

#2,313

1946

#2,469

1947

#2,566

1948

#3,131

1949

#2,272

1951

#3,925

1953

#3,014

1955

#2,654

1956

#3,061

1958

#3,389

1959

#3,405

1960

#4,277

1965

#3,375

1966

#4,181

1977

#6,221

1983

#5,745

2008

#11,562

2013

#8,354

2014

#11,213

2016

#12,905

2018

#10,044

Numerology of Harvard

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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