Havard
Håvard or Havard is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Havard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Håvard or Havard is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Havard
Havard first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 9 Havards were born — ranking #2,882 that year. As of 2026, Havard ranks #3,734 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 149 Havards have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Havard
Havard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 149 births in the dataset. Havard's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,882. Use the chart and map above to compare Havard'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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