Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2023

Haroun

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,766 Trend ↑ Rising 42%
Rank 2025
#4,766
among boys · ↓848 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Haroun · -25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 81,337
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
28 babies
All-time total
374
#9,402 all-time among boys
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Haroun popularity over time

374 babies have been named Haroun since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
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1980s 5 1 – #7,711
1990s 21 2 +320% #7,426
2000s 64 6 +205% #5,652
2010s 141 14 +120% #4,371
2020s (to 2025) 143 24 +69% #3,918

Where Haroun is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 24 0.01 outside top 500
2030 25 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Haroun

Haroun is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,766 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 374 American babies have been named Haroun. Its peak came in 2023, when 28 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Haroun stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Haroun?

The median living Haroun is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 400 people named Haroun are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Haroun year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #4,766
2024 28 #3,918
2023 28 #3,929
2022 24 #4,348
2021 25 #4,153
2020 17 #5,330
2019 16 #5,656
2018 22 #4,521
2017 23 #4,371
2016 20 #4,845
2015 11 #7,239
2014 12 #6,788
2013 11 #7,212
2012 8 #9,171
2011 12 #6,742
2010 6 #11,236
2009 16 #5,652
2008 9 #8,542
2007 5 #13,036
2006 8 #9,013
2005 5 #12,079
2004 9 #7,762
2003 5 #11,520
2002 7 #8,792
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Famous people named Haroun

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Haroun Tazieff Haroun Tazieff Franco-Belgian volcanologist 1914–1998 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Haroun, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Haroun?

The median living Haroun is about 8 years old. Half of all living Harouns are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Haroun are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Haroun are alive in the United States, based on 374 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Haroun in 2025?

Haroun ranked #4,766 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Haroun?

374 babies have been named Haroun in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Haroun most popular?

Haroun peaked in 2023, when 28 newborns received the name.

Is Haroun a boy or girl name?

Haroun is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Haroun rising or falling?

Haroun is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Haroun become more popular?

Haroun is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 boys named Haroun in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Haroun?

Well-known people named Haroun include Haroun Tazieff (politician).

Names like Haroun

Names that sound and feel close to Haroun: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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