Harrison

Meaning: Son of Harry
Origin: English surname

Boy's name · #116 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Harrison was #52 in 1888, slipped to #971 by 1977, and has climbed back to #116 today. About 99,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Harrison ranks in other countries and regions.

#16 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #25 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #26 in Scotland (2025) · #29 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #50 in England & Wales (2025) · #55 in New Zealand (2025) · #79 in N. Ireland (2025) · #109 in Canada (2025) · #118 in Ireland (2025) · #992 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,694 in Switzerland (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Harrisons

Harrison Ford — American actor (born 1942)
Harrison Schmitt — Astronaut, geologist, politician, 12th man to walk on the moon (Apollo 17) (born 1935)
Harrison Dillard — American athlete (1923–2019)
Harrison Barnes — American basketball player (born 1992)
Harrison Afful — Ghanaian footballer (born 1986)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 181,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

William Henry Harrison — President of the United States in 1841 (1773–1841)
Benjamin Harrison — President of the United States from 1889 to 1893 (1833–1901)
George Harrison — English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)

In stories & tradition

Harrison Wells — Fictional character from the television series The Flash
Harrison Morgan — Dexter (TV series)
Harrison^it — Pokémon (anime series)

What Harrisons become

Among 435 notable people named Harrison:

Sports figures appear 1.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Harrison Dillard, American athlete (1923–2019).

Similar names: Ellis · Harris · Emmett · Bryson · Carson · Dawson

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