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Harrison

Say it HAIR-ih-sun 3 syllables

English · “son of Harry”

Common across the UK, Ontario, Australia, and New Zealand. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

1 in 143 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 26 there.

Harrison in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 9, rare in 20.
Harrison in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales50 (down)20251,0071 in 270412020
Scotland26 (up)20251371 in 143352020
Northern Ireland79 (up)2025301 in 276842020
Ireland118 (down)2025471 in 5051162020
North America
Ontario (province)79 (down)2024149about 1 in 402692019
Quebec (province)354 (down)202513about 1 in 2,2353292020
British Columbia (province)105 (down)202333about 1 in 394912018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)29 (down)2025186202020
Victoria (state)25 (up)2025196272020
Queensland (state)16 (down)2025181132020
South Australia (state)16 (down)202558142020
New Zealand55 (down)202563332020
Western Europe
France2,171 (down)2025101 in 30,2691,5072020
NetherlandsRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Central Europe
AustriaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Switzerland1,545 (up)202531 in 12,0001,5982020
Berlin (city)617 (up)20234about 1 in 3,8781,0052018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
SwedenRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Italy2,875 (new in the list)202421 in 94,679Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Harrison started as a surname from the north of England, meaning "son of Harry". Harry was the medieval English way of saying Henry, so the name reaches back to Germanic words for "home" and "king".

2 more paragraphs

HAIR-ih-sun has three syllables, with the weight on the first, and it shortens naturally to Harry. There are no common alternative spellings.

Harrison is above all an Australian favourite, sitting in the top 20 in Queensland and South Australia and not far behind in Victoria. In continental Europe it is rare. Its trend is fairly steady, with slightly more places falling than rising, and in Canada it peaked in 2016. It suits families who like the classic Harry but want a longer, more formal name on paper.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
HAIR-ih-sun · 3 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 3.
Meaning
“son of Harry”
Origin
English
Where Harrison comes from (Wiktionary)

Male given name from the northern English patronymic surname Harrison, from Harry + -son.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Harrison. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Harrison over time

Rising in 0 of the 12 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 3. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2016.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Harrison in England and Wales: #86 in 1996, a peak of #30 in 2007, and #50 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #86, 663 boys1997: #79, 760 boys1998: #72, 803 boys1999: #62, 961 boys2000: #56, 1,174 boys2001: #49, 1,345 boys2002: #52, 1,222 boys2003: #47, 1,359 boys2004: #47, 1,493 boys2005: #39, 1,643 boys2006: #36, 1,926 boys2007: #30, 2,123 boys2008: #35, 2,153 boys2009: #42, 1,951 boys2010: #42, 1,943 boys2011: #37, 2,122 boys2012: #35, 2,224 boys2013: #36, 2,038 boys2014: #32, 2,214 boys2015: #32, 2,241 boys2016: #32, 2,220 boys2017: #34, 1,923 boys2018: #34, 1,765 boys2019: #37, 1,663 boys2020: #41, 1,401 boys2021: #49, 1,254 boys2022: #45, 1,236 boys2023: #49, 1,151 boys2024: #52, 987 boys2025: #50, 1,007 boys#86 in 1996peak #30, 2007#50in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
199686663
199779760
199872803
199962961
2000561,174
2001491,345
2002521,222
2003471,359
2004471,493
2005391,643
2006361,926
2007302,123
2008352,153
2009421,951
2010421,943
2011372,122
2012352,224
2013362,038
2014322,214
2015322,241
2016322,220
2017341,923
2018341,765
2019371,663
2020411,401
2021491,254
2022451,236
2023491,151
202452987
2025501,007

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Harrison in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2013. Peak: 2016, about 311 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 3.3 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 4.3 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 38 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 79.7 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 124.5 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 111.6 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 120.4 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 208.4 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 298.4 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 259.5 per 100,000 boys20202015-2019: about 1 in 335 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19293.3
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790
1980–19844.3
1985–198938
1990–199479.7
1995–1999124.5
2000–2004111.6
2005–2009120.4
2010–2014208.4
2015–2019298.4
2020–2024259.5

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Harrison

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Harrison, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 249, Scotland

  2. 1 in 302, Scotland

  3. 1 in 302, Scotland

  4. 1 in 928, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 558, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 1,801, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 67, Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 395, Ireland

  9. 1 in 768, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 449, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Harrison

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Harrison's 3 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 187, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 105, Ireland

  5. 1 in 130, Scotland

  6. 1 in 136, Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 112, Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 118, England and Wales

Full-name check

Harrison Jack

Syllables 3-1Initials H.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Harrison

Sisters for Harrison: Sadie, Violet, Sienna, and 5 more
  1. SadieRose and fell with Harrison · Same generation as Harrison
  2. VioletRose and fell with Harrison · Same generation as Harrison
  3. SiennaRose and fell with Harrison · Same generation as Harrison
  4. ScarlettRose and fell with Harrison · Same generation as Harrison
  5. EvieRose and fell with Harrison · Same generation as Harrison
  6. PoppyRose and fell with Harrison · Same generation as Harrison
  7. SummerRose and fell with Harrison · Same generation as Harrison
  8. IvyRose and fell with Harrison · Same generation as Harrison

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Harrison

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Harrison's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  4. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 14 more places.

  6. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  8. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.

Famous people named Harrison

Harrison Ford, Harrison Schmitt, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Harrison

How popular is Harrison in Queensland?

Harrison ranked #16 in Queensland in 2025, given to 181 boys.

Is Harrison rising in popularity?

Not overall: it is falling in more places than it is rising. Rising in 0 of the 12 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 3.

What does Harrison mean?

Harrison means “son of Harry”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Harrison have?

Harrison has 3 syllables: HAIR-ih-sun.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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