Given name & surname
Havard
“the guardian of the home”
Havard is a variant of Harvard. One English interpretation is “the guardian of the home.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Havard is a variant of Harvard. One English interpretation is “the guardian of the home.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Havard is a variant of Harvard. An origin associated with Harvard is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Havard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 149
- 149 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 9 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 1952. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 105 as a first name in 2020; 3,282 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Havard, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Harland
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95% boys · 5% girls
Howard
“army guardian” · “the guardian of the home”
>99% boys
Harmon
“a soldier”
91% boys · 9% girls
Hardy
“one who is bold and courageous”
98% boys · 2% girls
Harden
“from the hare's valley”
>99% boys
Armand
“of the army; a soldier”
>99% boys