Harley
#418 for girls in 2025, 748 births · #1,081 for boys in 2025, 199 births
Given to boys 56.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 77 births
- Debut · boys
- 70 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 40,705since 1880
Harley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #418 | 748 | #1,081 | 199 |
| 2024 | #396 | 797 | #1,019 | 219 |
| 2023 | #345 | 891 | #997 | 221 |
| 2022 | #328 | 981 | #913 | 253 |
| 2021 | #305 | 1,046 | #920 | 247 |
| 2020 | #286 | 1,115 | #781 | 300 |
| 2019 | #273 | 1,221 | #802 | 286 |
| 2018 | #223 | 1,415 | #772 | 300 |
| 2017 | #202 | 1,532 | #646 | 401 |
| 2016 | #224 | 1,433 | #674 | 379 |
| 2015 | #278 | 1,136 | #653 | 395 |
| 2014 | #350 | 949 | #639 | 411 |
| 2013 | #359 | 878 | #616 | 403 |
| 2012 | #413 | 760 | #632 | 384 |
| 2011 | #436 | 716 | #632 | 370 |
| 2010 | #431 | 717 | #563 | 449 |
| 2009 | #419 | 764 | #568 | 465 |
| 2008 | #411 | 781 | #595 | 422 |
| 2007 | #485 | 669 | #600 | 419 |
| 2006 | #388 | 836 | #518 | 498 |
| 2005 | #375 | 842 | #505 | 487 |
| 2004 | #362 | 876 | #461 | 560 |
| 2003 | #311 | 997 | #417 | 615 |
| 2002 | #342 | 871 | #428 | 581 |
| 2001 | #365 | 820 | #458 | 529 |
| 2000 | #382 | 756 | #444 | 538 |
| 1999 | #381 | 754 | #459 | 498 |
| 1998 | #352 | 825 | #429 | 541 |
| 1997 | #378 | 700 | #408 | 566 |
| 1996 | #368 | 730 | #388 | 605 |
| 1995 | #349 | 752 | #366 | 652 |
| 1994 | #317 | 858 | #322 | 789 |
| 1993 | #356 | 718 | #342 | 728 |
| 1992 | #522 | 456 | #407 | 557 |
| 1991 | #677 | 316 | #542 | 350 |
| 1990 | #1,110 | 157 | #589 | 292 |
| 1989 | #1,686 | 81 | #594 | 269 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | #626 | 228 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #665 | 189 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #628 | 203 |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | #581 | 226 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #584 | 209 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #578 | 213 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #547 | 247 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #536 | 244 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #508 | 281 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #546 | 244 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #538 | 237 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #609 | 189 |
| 1976 | — | #631 | 169 | |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #700 | 141 |
| 1974 | — | #619 | 169 | |
| 1973 | — | #704 | 130 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #688 | 135 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #715 | 134 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #724 | 129 |
| 1969 | — | #736 | 113 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #679 | 123 |
| 1967 | — | #669 | 125 | |
| 1966 | — | #626 | 140 | |
| 1965 | — | #668 | 123 | |
| 1964 | — | #643 | 147 | |
| 1963 | — | #677 | 134 | |
| 1962 | — | #662 | 138 | |
| 1961 | — | #615 | 167 | |
| 1960 | — | #598 | 172 | |
| 1959 | — | #587 | 177 | |
| 1958 | — | #582 | 177 | |
| 1957 | — | #508 | 234 | |
| 1956 | — | #492 | 237 | |
| 1955 | — | #489 | 225 | |
| 1954 | — | #468 | 243 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #448 | 256 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #419 | 272 |
| 1951 | — | #425 | 257 | |
| 1950 | — | #413 | 265 | |
| 1949 | — | #385 | 303 | |
| 1948 | — | #395 | 295 | |
| 1947 | — | #374 | 336 | |
| 1946 | — | #366 | 318 | |
| 1945 | — | #342 | 308 | |
| 1944 | — | #340 | 309 | |
| 1943 | — | #325 | 355 | |
| 1942 | — | #341 | 319 | |
| 1941 | — | #326 | 326 | |
| 1940 | — | #300 | 346 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #304 | 333 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #292 | 350 |
| 1937 | — | #284 | 363 | |
| 1936 | — | #287 | 354 | |
| 1935 | — | #284 | 364 | |
| 1934 | — | #277 | 375 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #280 | 352 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #275 | 396 |
| 1931 | — | #259 | 440 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #264 | 454 |
| 1929 | — | #269 | 427 | |
| 1928 | — | #254 | 484 | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #267 | 456 |
| 1926 | — | #253 | 492 | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #264 | 462 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #252 | 522 |
| 1923 | — | #256 | 478 | |
| 1922 | — | #247 | 525 | |
| 1921 | — | #242 | 537 | |
| 1920 | — | #250 | 484 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #249 | 452 |
| 1918 | — | #240 | 491 | |
| 1917 | — | #243 | 430 | |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #234 | 454 |
| 1915 | — | #229 | 434 | |
| 1914 | — | #235 | 322 | |
| 1913 | — | #269 | 204 | |
| 1912 | — | #253 | 197 | |
| 1911 | — | #279 | 88 | |
| 1910 | — | #256 | 89 | |
| 1909 | — | #260 | 73 | |
| 1908 | — | #250 | 71 | |
| 1907 | — | #237 | 75 | |
| 1906 | — | #273 | 52 | |
| 1905 | — | #236 | 69 | |
| 1904 | — | #257 | 56 | |
| 1903 | — | #225 | 65 | |
| 1902 | — | #196 | 83 | |
| 1901 | — | #215 | 63 | |
| 1900 | — | #224 | 79 | |
| 1899 | — | #219 | 59 | |
| 1898 | — | #207 | 71 | |
| 1897 | — | #186 | 82 | |
| 1896 | — | #222 | 64 | |
| 1895 | — | #208 | 68 | |
| 1894 | — | #211 | 63 | |
| 1893 | — | #191 | 76 | |
| 1892 | — | #174 | 91 | |
| 1891 | — | #194 | 64 | |
| 1890 | — | #229 | 52 | |
| 1889 | — | #211 | 60 | |
| 1888 | — | #181 | 82 | |
| 1887 | — | #163 | 77 | |
| 1886 | — | #182 | 73 | |
| 1885 | — | #230 | 51 | |
| 1884 | — | #186 | 73 | |
| 1883 | — | #185 | 63 | |
| 1882 | — | #181 | 75 | |
| 1881 | — | #187 | 61 | |
| 1880 | — | #180 | 70 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harley was already there! It came in at #180, and was given to 70 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 76 boys a year got the name.
Where Harley is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#187 · 1 in 899
- Kentucky#223 · 1 in 1,235
- Oklahoma#240 · 1 in 1,085
- Nebraska#290 · 1 in 1,473
- Tennessee#312 · 1 in 1,754
Best ever in a state: #90 in Indiana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #187 | 10 | 1 in 899 |
| Kentucky | #223 | 19 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Oklahoma | #240 | 19 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Nebraska | #290 | 7 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Tennessee | #312 | 21 | 1 in 1,754 |
| Idaho | #313 | 6 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Iowa | #317 | 9 | 1 in 1,824 |
| Arkansas | #325 | 9 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Missouri | #336 | 16 | 1 in 2,127 |
| Washington | #362 | 17 | 1 in 2,043 |
| Alabama | #374 | 11 | 1 in 2,156 |
| North Carolina | #396 | 21 | 1 in 2,491 |
| Oregon | #408 | 8 | 1 in 2,430 |
| Kansas | #415 | 7 | 1 in 2,347 |
| Minnesota | #418 | 10 | 1 in 2,997 |
| Wisconsin | #419 | 10 | 1 in 2,931 |
| Ohio | #441 | 19 | 1 in 3,449 |
| Texas | #470 | 51 | 1 in 3,551 |
| Colorado | #485 | 9 | 1 in 3,331 |
| Utah | #485 | 7 | 1 in 3,198 |
| Indiana | #490 | 11 | 1 in 3,478 |
| Louisiana | #511 | 8 | 1 in 3,015 |
| Georgia | #542 | 17 | 1 in 3,513 |
| Pennsylvania | #555 | 13 | 1 in 4,907 |
| Michigan | #564 | 12 | 1 in 4,561 |
| Virginia | #569 | 10 | 1 in 4,307 |
| Florida | #606 | 21 | 1 in 4,714 |
| South Carolina | #626 | 5 | 1 in 4,240 |
| Illinois | #673 | 14 | 1 in 5,511 |
| Maryland | #695 | 5 | 1 in 5,756 |
| California | #733 | 31 | 1 in 8,199 |
| Arizona | #736 | 6 | 1 in 7,076 |
| New York | #966 | 11 | 1 in 9,843 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Harley
- 62 spots since 2024 (#1,019 → #1,081)
- 300 spots since 2020 (#781 → #1,081)
- 428 spots since 2015 (#653 → #1,081)
- Biggest jump: 135 spots in 1992 (#542 → #407)
- Biggest drop: 139 spots in 2021 (#781 → #920)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #163 (77 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1880–2023
- Highest: 1 in 1,317 boys born in 1887 were named Harley (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,583 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 13.7% of all boys named Harley (5,578) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1993, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 685 | #163 (1887) | #189 |
| 1890s | 690 | #174 (1892) | #204 |
| 1900s | 686 | #196 (1902) | #237 |
| 1910s | 3,161 | #229 (1915) | #249 |
| 1920s | 4,867 | #242 (1921) | #255 |
| 1930s | 3,781 | #259 (1931) | #281 |
| 1940s | 3,215 | #300 (1940) | #349 |
| 1950s | 2,343 | #413 (1950) | #483 |
| 1960s | 1,382 | #598 (1960) | #657 |
| 1970s | 1,677 | #538 (1978) | #647 |
| 1980s | 2,309 | #508 (1980) | #585 |
| 1990s | 5,578 | #322 (1994) | #425 |
| 2000s | 5,114 | #417 (2003) | #499 |
| 2010s | 3,778 | #563 (2010) | #663 |
| 2020s | 1,439 | #781 (2020) | #952 |
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.
Harley in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 2,195 of them was named Harley, which outranked 98.0% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 4,101 of them was named Harley, which outranked 96.2% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.