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Boy name Old English origin

Harold

HAIR-uhld · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Army ruler
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · regal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#988
2024 births227
Peak year1924
First appeared1880
Total US births551,398
1924 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
HarryHal
Alternate spellings
Harald
In other languages
HaraldAroldoGeralt

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Notable people named Harold

Harold Lloyd
King Harold II
Harold Pinter