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
Harbour first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2013, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 13 Harbours were born — ranking #8,483 that year. As of 2026, Harbour ranks #11,069 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 109 Harbours have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through 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. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 7 Harbours were born — ranking #9,567 that year. As of 2026, Harbour ranks #10,860 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Harbours have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through 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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