Gender: Male
Harold Delos Babcock was an American astronomer and the father of Horace W. Babcock. He was of English and German ancestry. He was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin, before completing high school in Los Angeles and was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley in 1901. He worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. He specialized in solar spectroscopy and precisely mapped the distribution of magnetic fields over the Sun's surface, working alongside his son. In 1953 he won the Bruce Medal. Babcock died of a heart attack in Pasadena, California at age 86.
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The name Harold D. Babcock is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Harold is commonly found in Colombia, United States of America, Netherlands, and 86 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Harold is recorded 34,498 times globally, ranking it as the 1,912th most common name worldwide.
Harold is most prevalent in Colombia, with 12,167 occurrences, making it the 233th most popular name in the country.
In Colombia, the name Harold is found among 1 in every 106 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | #233 | 1 : 106 |
| United States of America | #683 | 1 : 241 |
| Netherlands | #427 | 1 : 167 |
| Peru | #537 | 1 : 428 |
| South Africa | #1,723 | 1 : 1,987 |
| France | #1,766 | 1 : 1,168 |
| United Kingdom | #1,489 | 1 : 784 |
| Chile | #931 | 1 : 860 |
| Bolivia | #655 | 1 : 526 |
| Costa Rica | #408 | 1 : 221 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Harold from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Harold Delos Babcock was an American astronomer and the father of Horace W. Babcock. He was of English and German ancestry. He was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin, before completing high school in Los Angeles and was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley in 1901. He worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. He specialized in solar spectroscopy and precisely mapped the distribution of magnetic fields over the Sun's surface, working alongside his son. In 1953 he won the Bruce Medal. Babcock died of a heart attack in Pasadena, California at age 86.
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