Harlan
#3,975 for girls in 2025, 36 births · #617 for boys in 2025, 454 births
Given to boys 98.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1924 · 519 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 26,481since 1880
Harlan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Harlan has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,975 | 36 | #617 | 454 |
| 2024 | #3,516 | 44 | #665 | 412 |
| 2023 | #3,225 | 50 | #653 | 418 |
| 2022 | #3,765 | 40 | #727 | 357 |
| 2021 | #3,614 | 42 | #638 | 433 |
| 2020 | #4,358 | 31 | #692 | 368 |
| 2019 | #5,798 | 21 | #818 | 278 |
| 2018 | #5,315 | 24 | #744 | 319 |
| 2017 | #4,220 | 34 | #788 | 297 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #829 | 274 |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | #822 | 275 |
| 2014 | #5,993 | 21 | #938 | 224 |
| 2013 | #6,255 | 20 | #845 | 252 |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | #1,065 | 178 |
| 2011 | #7,783 | 15 | #1,132 | 160 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | #1,168 | 157 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #1,250 | 142 |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #1,361 | 125 |
| 2007 | — | #1,700 | 89 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,627 | 88 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #1,854 | 69 |
| 2004 | — | #2,051 | 58 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,764 | 68 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,744 | 66 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,777 | 63 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,487 | 82 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,733 | 59 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,475 | 75 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,790 | 53 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,785 | 51 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,338 | 77 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,340 | 76 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,472 | 63 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,417 | 65 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,297 | 75 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,149 | 89 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,452 | 57 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,249 | 67 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,161 | 68 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,174 | 65 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,094 | 72 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,134 | 64 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,075 | 68 | |
| 1982 | — | #933 | 92 | |
| 1981 | — | #920 | 95 | |
| 1980 | — | #974 | 85 | |
| 1979 | — | #930 | 89 | |
| 1978 | — | #983 | 77 | |
| 1977 | — | #937 | 82 | |
| 1976 | — | #860 | 94 | |
| 1975 | — | #857 | 94 | |
| 1974 | — | #961 | 72 | |
| 1973 | — | #825 | 93 | |
| 1972 | — | #737 | 115 | |
| 1971 | — | #775 | 110 | |
| 1970 | — | #706 | 139 | |
| 1969 | — | #709 | 121 | |
| 1968 | — | #638 | 141 | |
| 1967 | — | #608 | 152 | |
| 1966 | — | #616 | 146 | |
| 1965 | — | #587 | 168 | |
| 1964 | — | #569 | 194 | |
| 1963 | — | #554 | 204 | |
| 1962 | — | #513 | 237 | |
| 1961 | — | #526 | 227 | |
| 1960 | — | #518 | 234 | |
| 1959 | — | #535 | 217 | |
| 1958 | — | #496 | 245 | |
| 1957 | — | #473 | 269 | |
| 1956 | — | #476 | 253 | |
| 1955 | — | #421 | 299 | |
| 1954 | — | #440 | 272 | |
| 1953 | — | #424 | 274 | |
| 1952 | — | #386 | 317 | |
| 1951 | — | #389 | 301 | |
| 1950 | — | #408 | 273 | |
| 1949 | — | #379 | 315 | |
| 1948 | — | #381 | 320 | |
| 1947 | — | #375 | 335 | |
| 1946 | — | #354 | 335 | |
| 1945 | — | #332 | 322 | |
| 1944 | — | #357 | 281 | |
| 1943 | — | #326 | 352 | |
| 1942 | — | #321 | 356 | |
| 1941 | — | #309 | 352 | |
| 1940 | — | #330 | 301 | |
| 1939 | — | #297 | 349 | |
| 1938 | — | #283 | 379 | |
| 1937 | — | #296 | 332 | |
| 1936 | — | #269 | 400 | |
| 1935 | — | #275 | 388 | |
| 1934 | — | #273 | 393 | |
| 1933 | — | #276 | 365 | |
| 1932 | — | #259 | 437 | |
| 1931 | — | #265 | 423 | |
| 1930 | — | #275 | 425 | |
| 1929 | — | #296 | 354 | |
| 1928 | — | #272 | 435 | |
| 1927 | — | #273 | 427 | |
| 1926 | — | #282 | 407 | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #262 | 470 |
| 1924 | — | #253 | 519 | |
| 1923 | — | #270 | 432 | |
| 1922 | — | #284 | 387 | |
| 1921 | — | #273 | 415 | |
| 1920 | — | #318 | 331 | |
| 1919 | — | #317 | 307 | |
| 1918 | — | #313 | 321 | |
| 1917 | — | #332 | 268 | |
| 1916 | — | #303 | 294 | |
| 1915 | — | #319 | 266 | |
| 1914 | — | #311 | 211 | |
| 1913 | — | #349 | 140 | |
| 1912 | — | #382 | 101 | |
| 1911 | — | #344 | 63 | |
| 1910 | — | #421 | 41 | |
| 1909 | — | #436 | 33 | |
| 1908 | — | #429 | 31 | |
| 1907 | — | #381 | 35 | |
| 1906 | — | #456 | 24 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #360 | 31 | |
| 1903 | — | #550 | 16 | |
| 1902 | — | #415 | 24 | |
| 1901 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1900 | — | #555 | 19 | |
| 1899 | — | #402 | 21 | |
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | #411 | 21 | |
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
| 1894 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #597 | 12 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #504 | 14 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #487 | 13 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harlan was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Harlan is popular in 1951
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#117 · 1 in 678
- Iowa#135 · 1 in 928
- North Dakota#137 · 1 in 950
- Minnesota#157 · 1 in 1,350
- Nebraska#183 · 1 in 1,542
Best ever in a state: #35 in South Dakota, 1939.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #117 | 12 | 1 in 678 |
| Iowa | #135 | 34 | 1 in 928 |
| North Dakota | #137 | 8 | 1 in 950 |
| Minnesota | #157 | 28 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Nebraska | #183 | 10 | 1 in 1,542 |
| Wisconsin | #189 | 18 | 1 in 2,347 |
| Missouri | #269 | 12 | 1 in 3,689 |
| Oklahoma | #308 | 7 | 1 in 3,444 |
| Ohio | #331 | 14 | 1 in 6,981 |
| West Virginia | #335 | 5 | 1 in 4,870 |
| Kentucky | #338 | 8 | 1 in 4,592 |
| Illinois | #350 | 14 | 1 in 6,956 |
| Alabama | #394 | 7 | 1 in 5,526 |
| Tennessee | #402 | 6 | 1 in 6,638 |
| New York | #433 | 15 | 1 in 10,548 |
| Texas | #460 | 21 | 1 in 5,203 |
| Michigan | #483 | 6 | 1 in 14,042 |
| Louisiana | #509 | 5 | 1 in 7,441 |
| Pennsylvania | #552 | 5 | 1 in 23,018 |
| California | #608 | 8 | 1 in 16,193 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 48 spots since 2024 (#665 → #617)
- 75 spots since 2020 (#692 → #617)
- 205 spots since 2015 (#822 → #617)
- Biggest jump: 388 spots in 1884 (#892 → #504)
- Biggest drop: 252 spots in 1898 (#411 → #663)
Rise & fade · boys
44 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1924 at #253 (519 births)
- Births halved by 1956, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1982
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,183
- Highest: 1 in 2,183 boys born in 1924 were named Harlan (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,762 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 15.8% of all boys named Harlan (4,177) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 106 | #487 (1881) | #611 |
| 1890s | 137 | #402 (1899) | #569 |
| 1900s | 258 | #360 (1904) | #443 |
| 1910s | 2,012 | #303 (1916) | #339 |
| 1920s | 4,177 | #253 (1924) | #278 |
| 1930s | 3,891 | #259 (1932) | #277 |
| 1940s | 3,269 | #309 (1941) | #346 |
| 1950s | 2,720 | #386 (1952) | #445 |
| 1960s | 1,824 | #513 (1962) | #584 |
| 1970s | 965 | #706 (1970) | #857 |
| 1980s | 733 | #920 (1981) | #1,117 |
| 1990s | 683 | #1,149 (1990) | #1,480 |
| 2000s | 850 | #1,250 (2009) | #1,662 |
| 2010s | 2,414 | #744 (2018) | #915 |
| 2020s | 2,442 | #617 (2025) | #665 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Harlan in 1951
boys
#389
301 births · 1 in 6,255 boys
Top boys' names in 1951
More about 1951
boys
1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 6,255 of them was named Harlan, which outranked 90.9% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Harlan
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.