Harvel
Harvel is a village in the civil parish of Meopham in the west of the county of Kent, England. It is sited on the southern edge of the North Downs.
Meaning & Origin of Harvel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harvel is a village in the civil parish of Meopham in the west of the county of Kent, England. It is sited on the southern edge of the North Downs.
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The Story of Harvel
Harvel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1940, when 13 Harvels were born — ranking #1,983 that year. As of 2026, Harvel ranks #3,289 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 302 Harvels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Harvel
Harvel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 302 births in the dataset. Harvel's peak popularity came in 1940 when it ranked #1,983. Use the chart and map above to compare Harvel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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