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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Missouri#391 · 1 in 1,897
- Arkansas#396 · 1 in 1,691
- Oklahoma#434 · 1 in 1,882
- Nevada#456 · 1 in 2,194
- Tennessee#471 · 1 in 2,536
Best ever in a state: #90 in Indiana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #391 | 16 | 1 in 1,897 |
| Arkansas | #396 | 8 | 1 in 1,691 |
| Oklahoma | #434 | 10 | 1 in 1,882 |
| Nevada | #456 | 6 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Tennessee | #471 | 14 | 1 in 2,536 |
| Iowa | #493 | 6 | 1 in 2,394 |
| Indiana | #517 | 12 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Minnesota | #542 | 9 | 1 in 2,963 |
| Louisiana | #620 | 7 | 1 in 3,264 |
| Florida | #624 | 23 | 1 in 4,167 |
| Georgia | #656 | 13 | 1 in 4,015 |
| Wisconsin | #676 | 6 | 1 in 4,289 |
| North Carolina | #681 | 11 | 1 in 4,560 |
| Michigan | #689 | 10 | 1 in 4,589 |
| Ohio | #690 | 12 | 1 in 4,776 |
| Washington | #693 | 8 | 1 in 4,313 |
| Pennsylvania | #780 | 9 | 1 in 6,363 |
| Texas | #800 | 28 | 1 in 6,246 |
| California | #842 | 28 | 1 in 7,375 |
| Illinois | #1,324 | 5 | 1 in 11,934 |
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| 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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 1,202 of them was named Harley, which outranked 98.8% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 6,054 of them was named Harley, which outranked 94.5% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).