Harrison
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Harry; son of Henry.
How Harrison has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #119 |
| 2016 | #107 |
| 2017 | #113 |
| 2018 | #115 |
| 2019 | #111 |
| 2020 | #114 |
| 2021 | #121 |
| 2022 | #127 |
| 2023 | #119 |
| 2024 | #121 |
| 2025 | #116 |
Harrison by the numbers
In 2025, 1,007 babies in England and Wales were named Harrison. In the US, 3,513 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 3,658 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1890, about 1 in 770 American boys born that year was called Harrison.
Names that come from Harrison
Forms of Harrison in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Harrison-Jamesson of Harry; a form of Harrison with James4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harrison-Leeson of Harry; a form of Harrison with Lee4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Harry
Like Harrison, each of these traces back to Harry: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Harryruler of the home; from Henry1,718 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harriestate ruler; a form of Harry100 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harrison-Jamesson of Harry; a form of Harrison with James4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harrison-Leeson of Harry; a form of Harrison with Lee4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Henry
Like Harrison, each of these traces back to Henry: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harryruler of the home; from Henry1,718 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hankestate ruler; diminutive of Henry677 in the US (2017)
- Enriqueestate ruler; Spanish form of Henry597 in the US (2017)
- Henrikruler of the home; a form of Henry283 in the US (2017)
- Henriestate ruler; French form of Henry32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hendrickestate ruler; a form of Henry89 in the US (2017)
- Henriettaestate ruler; feminine form of Henry83 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Harrison. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Harrisson of harry; son of the home ruler103 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harringtonhare settlement; rocky settlement9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Harrison
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