# Harvard (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/harvard/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɑɹvəɹd/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 614 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 614 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

A variant of Harward reflecting the merger of /v/ and /w/ in the dialects of southeastern England; thus from Middle English Herward, Herreward, itself from Old English Hereweard and a doublet of Harward and Hereward. Compare German Herwarth.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 10 | 2,655 |
| 1956 | 8 | 3,061 |
| 1958 | 7 | 3,389 |
| 1959 | 7 | 3,406 |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,277 |
| 1965 | 7 | 3,374 |
| 1966 | 5 | 4,183 |
| 1977 | 5 | 6,222 |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,745 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,563 |
| 2013 | 9 | 8,354 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11,214 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,909 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10,047 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7,865 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: هَارْفَارْد
- Bulgarian: Ха́рвард
- Chinese: 哈佛
- French: Harvard, Harvarde
- Greek: Χάρβαρντ
- Hebrew: הרווארד
- Hindi: हार्वर्ड
- Japanese: ハーバード
- Korean: 하버드
- Portuguese: Harvard
- Russian: Га́рвард
- Ukrainian: Га́рвард
- Vietnamese: Harvard

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.