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Boy · English surname
Harrison
Say it: HAIR-ih-sun
Meaning
From an English surname meaning 'son of Harry' (Henry).
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in honour of Presidents William Henry and Benjamin Harrison, and popular again recently.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 84,196 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1888, about 1 in 302 boys
- 3,211 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Harrison Ford, American actor
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.