Harvest
Harvesting is the process of collecting plants, animals, or fish as food, especially the process of gathering mature crops, and "the harvest" also refers to the collected crops. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulses for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most labor-intensive activity of the growing season.
Meaning & Origin of Harvest
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harvesting is the process of collecting plants, animals, or fish as food, especially the process of gathering mature crops, and "the harvest" also refers to the collected crops. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulses for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most labor-intensive activity of the growing season.
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Etymology
The Story of Harvest
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Harvest as a girl name dates back to 1973, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Harvest — #3,889 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Harvest on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Harvest ranks #4,183 for girls with 34 births, rising sharply (+56% over the past five years). All told, over 496 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Harvest first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1937: 12 births, good for #2,088 nationwide. Harvest last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 275 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Harvest
Phonetically similar names — useful when Harvest is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Harvester
- Harvests
- Horvat
- Hairiest
- Hardest
- Harshest
- Hardiest
- Heartiest
- Harvested
- Harvesting
- Harnessed
- Harveys
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About the name Harvest
Harvest is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 496 births in the dataset. Harvest's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Harvest'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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