Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Hareld isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hareld through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1937. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1921.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hareld’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Hareld has a related form in Harald.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Hareld, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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91% boys · 9% girls
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Harland
“an athletic woman” · “from the army”
95% boys · 5% girls
Hardy
“one who is bold and courageous”
98% boys · 2% girls
Harold
“the ruler of an army”
>99% boys
Horace
“the keeper of time”
>99% boys
Harris
“son of Harry” · “the son of Harry”
96% boys · 4% girls
Herschel
“resembling a deer”
>99% boys