Is Harman a boy or girl name?

Harman is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,112 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.7% were girls and 94.3% were boys.

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Harman

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Harman was most popular in 2008, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,104 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,112 people named Harman.

Harman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harman’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harman is mostly a boy’s name — 5.7% of the 1,112 Americans given it were girls and 94.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Harman

Where Harman is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org