All over the world, הארולד (Harold 
, Herald 
, הארולד 
) is a widespread masculine first name. The first name הארולד is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a common male name, Nicaragua, and Suriname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Philippines, and Canada. Much less frequently, הארולד is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Harold | Philippines, Colombia, United States, Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Herald | United Kingdom, Philippines, United States, Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| הארולד | Israel |
Andrin, Eirik, Eiríkur, Enric, Enrico, Enrique, Eric, Erich, Ericus, Erik, Eryk, Harald, Haraldus, Haroldo, Haroldus, Harry, Haruld, Hein, Heinrich, Heinrichová, Heinz, Hendric, Hendricus, Hendrik, Henk, Henke, Henkle, Henri, Henrich, Henricus, Henrih, Henrik, Henrikas, Henrique, Henry, Henryk, Hinnerk, Hinrich, Hynek, Jindřich, Èric, Éric, Ερρίκος, Андрин, Анри, Анры, Гайнріх, Гайнц, Гаральд, Гаролд,
הארולד is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mr. Krabs , the main character in SpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water; Hal Jordan , the fictional superhero published by DC Comics, The Lego Movie; Harry Callahan , the fictional character in the Dirty Harry film series; Harry Osborn , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Spider-Man 2 and Harry Osborn , the 2002-2007 Spider-Man film series character, Spider-Man 2, and in many other works.