Haralambos
Of Greek origin, meaning "humble, submissive to the glory of God".
Name Census estimates that about 256 living Americans carry the first name Haralambos. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Haralambos today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Haralambos births was 1978 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Haralambos. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Haralambos with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
256
~ 1 in 1,338,884 Americans
Peak year
1978
16 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,925
Tracked since 1969
Census
Haralambos in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 400 people with the first name Haralambos, which placed it at #24,171 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,171
National first-name rank
People counted
400
400 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
97.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Haralambos
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haralambos is White at 97.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.3%) and Two or More Races (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Haralambos described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Haralambos at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White97.0% · 388
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 5
- Two or more races1.3% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 2
Popularity
Haralambos: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Haralambos from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 68 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Haralambos by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Haralambos during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Haralambos' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Haralambos
Haralambos is a Greek given name derived from the Greek words "haros" meaning joy or gladness, and "lambano" meaning to receive or take. It can be translated to mean "receiver of joy" or "one who receives gladness". The name has its origins in the Greek Orthodox Christian tradition and was originally given to children born on the feast day of Saint Haralambos, a 2nd century Christian martyr.
The name Haralambos first appeared in written records during the Byzantine era, around the 5th to 6th century AD. It was commonly used in the Greek-speaking regions of the Byzantine Empire, particularly in areas like Greece, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands. The name's popularity spread with the growth and influence of the Eastern Orthodox Church throughout the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Haralambos was a Byzantine monk and hymnographer who lived in the 9th century. He is known for composing numerous liturgical hymns and canons that are still used in Orthodox Christian services today. Another notable figure was Haralambos the Younger, a 12th-century Byzantine nobleman and military leader who fought against the Seljuk Turks during the Komnenian period.
In the 14th century, a Greek Orthodox monk named Haralambos Vasilopoulos became famous for his ascetic lifestyle and miracles. He was later canonized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. During the 15th century, Haralambos Kantakouzenos, a member of the Byzantine noble family, played a significant role in the defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks.
In the modern era, one of the most famous individuals with the name Haralambos was Haralambos Bakirtzis, a Greek politician who served as the 18th Prime Minister of Greece from 1958 to 1961. Another notable figure was Haralambos Holeva, a Greek musician and composer who made significant contributions to the rebetiko genre of music in the early 20th century.
While the name Haralambos is predominantly used in Greek-speaking communities and the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition, it has also been adopted in various forms and spellings by other cultures and languages throughout history.
People
Haralambos + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Haralambos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Haralambos: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haralambos?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 256 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Haralambos going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,338,884 US residents.
Is Haralambos a common name?
We classify Haralambos as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 266 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Haralambos most popular?
The single biggest year for Haralambos was 1978, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Haralambos is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Haralambos in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 400 people with the name Haralambos, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,171 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Haralambos in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Haralambos?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Haralambos leans strongly male. 397 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 7 female bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Haralambos?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haralambos is White at 97.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.3%) and Two or More Races (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Haralambos most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Haralambos in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.0% (388 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Haralambos in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Haralambos a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Haralambos in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Haralambos still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Haralambos in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Haralambos can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Haralambos as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.