Harm
Harm is a Dutch masculine given name. It's a short form of Harmen (Herman) and is most common in the North East of the Netherlands.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Harm
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harm is a Dutch masculine given name. It's a short form of Harmen (Herman) and is most common in the North East of the Netherlands.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Harm
American parents first put Harm on the record books as a baby boy name in 1895, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 18 Harms were born — ranking #1,755 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Harms. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1940 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 320 Harms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Harm
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Harm. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Harmen
- Herman
- Hermannus
- Hermanus
Names that sound like Harm
Phonetically similar names — useful when Harm is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Horme
- Harn
- Horn
- Horne
- Hearth
- Harmed
- Har
- Hom
- Harms
- Hari
- Herm
- Homme
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Harm
Harm is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 320 births in the dataset. Harm's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,755. Use the chart and map above to compare Harm'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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