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Baby name
Harold
Boy
Origin of the name
Harold is a Germanic name made of words meaning “army” and “to rule.” King Harold of England was defeated at Hastings in 1066.
Classic name
551,632births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 13rank at its peak, in 1924
Where babies named Harold are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Harold is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Harold is most common in West Virginia (2.2 times), Nebraska (1.9) and North Dakota (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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