Harlee

#1,047 for girls in 2025, 237 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #7,765
Given to girls 94.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2017 · 483 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,023
since 1950

Harlee over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014peak #621, 2017peak #2,563, 1934girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,047237
2024#978265#7,76510
2023#916290#8,2559
2022#869319#6,14714
2021#780363#7,58710
2020#745366#7,50210
2019#724391#9,7567
2018#631473#7,13611
2017#621483#6,68512
2016#639464#5,12418
2015#842333#7,49110
2014#898302#7,56210
2013#947267#8,1189
2012#956266#8,1589
2011#1,127217#7,00911
2010#1,143214#5,04718
2009#1,159217#7,23611
2008#1,167219#9,0198
2007#1,217205#10,9216
2006#1,222197#7,42710
2005#1,096217#5,03416
2004#1,180190#6,13812
2003#1,257166#5,55813
2002#1,228163#7,0559
2001#1,403135#6,9359
2000#1,255156#9,1126
1999#1,298140#7,1398
1998#1,443118#9,6315
1997#1,514107
1996#1,539103#4,02216
1995#1,492106#6,9927
1994#1,304130#4,80312
1993#1,81580#5,00211
1992#2,22060#7,4226
1991#3,72228
1990#5,83515
1989#7,44910
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1987#6,9515
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1982#10,5175
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1960#4,0385
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1952#3,7345
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1950#4,7386
1949#3,2986
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1945#3,3385
1944#3,4305
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1934#2,5639
1933#3,6425
1932#3,3616
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1929#3,9595
1928#4,1515
1927#4,2105
1926#3,7086
1925#4,1975
1924#3,8676
1923#2,77210
1922#3,2528
1921#3,8696
1920#3,2088
1919#3,3917
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1917#3,9815
1916#3,8975
1915#3,8255
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First appearance
1950

The first year at least five girls were named Harlee! It came in at #4,738, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1951–1988, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Harlee is popular in 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNHWashington: #694 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,489 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #859 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,937 girlsMNIllinois: #1,264 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,424 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedWIMichigan: #887 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,272 girlsMINew York: #1,385 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,245 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedRIOregon: #599 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,578 girlsORNevada: #532 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedSDIowa: #394 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,620 girlsIAIndiana: #909 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,090 girlsINOhio: #770 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,412 girlsOHPennsylvania: #806 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,837 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,486 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 11,648 girlsCAUtah: #646 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,019 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNEMissouri: #423 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsMOKentucky: #621 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,080 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedDEArizona: #871 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,529 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedARTennessee: #576 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #737 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,652 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,108 girlsOKLouisiana: #379 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsLAMississippi: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsMSAlabama: #536 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsALGeorgia: #500 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,410 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Harlee, so not publishedHITexas: #983 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 5,956 girlsTXFlorida: #1,140 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,612 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#297 · 1 in 1,127
  2. Louisiana#379 · 1 in 1,608
  3. Iowa#394 · 1 in 1,620
  4. Missouri#423 · 1 in 1,936
  5. Georgia#500 · 1 in 2,410

Best ever in a state: #157 in Montana, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#297101 in 1,127
Louisiana#379131 in 1,608
Iowa#39481 in 1,620
Missouri#423141 in 1,936
Georgia#500201 in 2,410
Oklahoma#51381 in 2,108
Nevada#53251 in 2,156
Alabama#53681 in 2,418
Tennessee#576111 in 2,829
Oregon#59961 in 2,578
Kentucky#62161 in 3,080
Utah#64661 in 3,019
Washington#69491 in 3,489
South Carolina#73751 in 3,652
Ohio#770121 in 4,412
Pennsylvania#806111 in 4,837
Minnesota#85951 in 4,937
Arizona#87171 in 4,529
Michigan#88781 in 5,272
Indiana#90961 in 5,090
Texas#983281 in 5,956
Florida#1,140111 in 7,612
Illinois#1,26471 in 8,424
New York#1,385101 in 9,245
California#1,486181 in 11,648
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Harlee
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 69 spots since 2024 (#978#1,047)
  • 302 spots since 2020 (#745#1,047)
  • 205 spots since 2015 (#842#1,047)
  • Biggest jump: 203 spots in 2016 (#842#639)
  • Biggest drop: 93 spots in 2019 (#631#724)
Rise & fade · girls
67 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1950
  • Peaked 2017 at #621 (483 births)
  • Births halved by 2025, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2012–2024
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,574
  • Highest: 1 in 3,574 girls born in 2017 were named Harlee (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,782 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 42.5% of all girls named Harlee (3,410) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1989
  • Mostly boys until 1988, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s6#4,738 (1950)#4,738
1960s0
1970s0
1980s15#7,449 (1989)#8,983
1990s887#1,298 (1999)#2,218
2000s1,865#1,096 (2005)#1,218
2010s3,410#621 (2017)#853
2020s1,840#745 (2020)#889

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Harlee in 2014

girls
#898
302 births · 1 in 5,915 girls
boys
#7,562
10 births · 1 in 192,087 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #898Harlee302

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #7,562Harlee10
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 5,915 of them was named Harlee, which outranked 95.3% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harlee
  1. #893Lilyanna304
  2. #896Kaleigh303
  3. #896Miya303
  4. #898Harlee302
  5. #898Anniston302
  6. #898Ayanna302
  7. #898Emmeline302
  8. #905Estelle301
  9. #905Tara301
  10. #907Julianne300

Tied with 6 names at #898; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. 3,632Aranza#4,243#611
  2. 576Montserrat#1,148#572
  3. 573Monserrat#1,165#592
  4. 463Maisie#1,116#653
  5. 419Ariadne#1,220#801
Fallers
  1. 401Miley#386#787
  2. 345Karly#988#1,333
  3. 318Britney#838#1,156
  4. 239Kaya#761#1,000
  5. 235Rihanna#938#1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 192,087 of them was named Harlee, which outranked 46.3% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Harlee
  1. #7,048Zorawar11
  2. #7,048Zyhir11
  3. #7,048Zyrion11
  4. #7,562Harlee10
  5. #7,562Aaidyn10
  6. #7,562Aarron10
  7. #7,562Aasir10
  8. #8,130Aadith9
  9. #8,130Aadon9
  10. #8,130Aamari9

Tied with 567 names at #7,562; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. 645Bode#1,427#782
  2. 624Axl#1,459#835
  3. 427Gannon#841#414
  4. 326Bodie#1,305#979
  5. 316Royal#886#570
Fallers
  1. 291Bently#897#1,188
  2. 261Damion#849#1,110
  3. 249Amare#598#847
  4. 241Isiah#816#1,057
  5. 241Jesiah#999#1,240

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2014