Is Harvard a boy or girl name?

Harvard is a boy’s name. Of the 614 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Harvard

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Harvard was most popular in 1915, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,510 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 614 people named Harvard.

Harvard over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harvard’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harvard a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harvard is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 614 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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.

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