Harbour
A harbor, or harbour, is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored. The term harbor is often used interchangeably with port, which is a man-made facility built for loading and unloading vessels and dropping off and picking up passengers. Harbors usually include one or more ports. Alexandria Port in Egypt, meanwhile, is an example of a port with two harbors.
Meaning & Origin of Harbour
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A harbor, or harbour, is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored. The term harbor is often used interchangeably with port, which is a man-made facility built for loading and unloading vessels and dropping off and picking up passengers. Harbors usually include one or more ports. Alexandria Port in Egypt, meanwhile, is an example of a port with two harbors.
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The Story of Harbour
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Harbour as a girl name dates back to 2013, when 7 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Harbour — #8,483 in the national rankings. About 68% of every Harbour on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Harbour last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 109 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Harbour first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2013, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 7 births, good for #9,567 nationwide. About 75% of every Harbour on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Harbour last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Harbour
Harbour is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 109 births in the dataset. Harbour's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #8,483. Use the chart and map above to compare Harbour's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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