Harlow
- #309 for girls in 2025, 981 births
- #1,212 for boys in 2025, 167 births
- Given to girls 84.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2021 · 1,278 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,986since 2002
Harlow over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #309 | 981 | #1,212 | 167 |
| 2024 | #293 | 1,083 | #1,243 | 159 |
| 2023 | #238 | 1,273 | #1,149 | 182 |
| 2022 | #263 | 1,199 | #1,200 | 166 |
| 2021 | #237 | 1,278 | #1,815 | 86 |
| 2020 | #324 | 959 | #2,235 | 61 |
| 2019 | #316 | 1,009 | #2,766 | 45 |
| 2018 | #366 | 863 | #2,674 | 46 |
| 2017 | #390 | 798 | #3,071 | 38 |
| 2016 | #420 | 786 | #3,230 | 35 |
| 2015 | #422 | 759 | #4,179 | 24 |
| 2014 | #509 | 611 | #3,154 | 35 |
| 2013 | #546 | 545 | #3,405 | 31 |
| 2012 | #579 | 507 | #3,297 | 33 |
| 2011 | #623 | 465 | #6,256 | 13 |
| 2010 | #776 | 354 | #4,517 | 21 |
| 2009 | #904 | 301 | #5,102 | 18 |
| 2008 | #1,677 | 133 | #7,698 | 10 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | — | |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | — | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #8,868 | 5 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | #7,270 | 5 | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,418 | 7 | |
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | #3,445 | 9 | |
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #4,230 | 6 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,861 | 10 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,242 | 14 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,663 | 10 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,024 | 8 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,302 | 12 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,958 | 16 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,367 | 11 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,820 | 17 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,703 | 19 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,555 | 23 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,642 | 19 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,282 | 27 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,636 | 19 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,156 | 33 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,238 | 28 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,171 | 31 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,288 | 27 | |
| 1936 | — | #972 | 41 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,194 | 31 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,092 | 36 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,181 | 31 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,090 | 38 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,194 | 33 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,330 | 29 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,413 | 26 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,448 | 26 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,060 | 44 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,174 | 37 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,583 | 23 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,287 | 32 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,194 | 36 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,308 | 31 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,086 | 42 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,273 | 32 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,230 | 33 | |
| 1918 | — | #996 | 45 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,203 | 32 | |
| 1916 | — | #939 | 46 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,068 | 36 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,019 | 30 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,023 | 20 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
2002
The first year at least five girls were named Harlow! It came in at #13,595, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Harlow is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Dakota#84 · 1 in 277
- Alaska#134 · 1 in 331
- West Virginia#154 · 1 in 507
- Idaho#160 · 1 in 551
- Minnesota#167 · 1 in 671
Best ever in a state: #73 in Montana, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #84 | 11 | 1 in 277 |
| Alaska | #134 | 5 | 1 in 331 |
| West Virginia | #154 | 10 | 1 in 507 |
| Idaho | #160 | 13 | 1 in 551 |
| Minnesota | #167 | 32 | 1 in 671 |
| Oregon | #169 | 21 | 1 in 622 |
| Nebraska | #182 | 12 | 1 in 591 |
| Iowa | #186 | 17 | 1 in 692 |
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| Montana | #208 | 5 | 1 in 565 |
| Nevada | #214 | 12 | 1 in 767 |
| Kansas | #222 | 14 | 1 in 843 |
| Oklahoma | #225 | 17 | 1 in 869 |
| Utah | #231 | 20 | 1 in 854 |
| Georgia | #232 | 45 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Wisconsin | #237 | 23 | 1 in 881 |
| Kentucky | #248 | 18 | 1 in 958 |
| Pennsylvania | #271 | 40 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Washington | #273 | 26 | 1 in 1,110 |
| Indiana | #278 | 25 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Arizona | #292 | 24 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Alabama | #297 | 16 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Colorado | #298 | 20 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Missouri | #299 | 20 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Arkansas | #301 | 10 | 1 in 1,059 |
| Michigan | #306 | 29 | 1 in 1,232 |
| California | #308 | 105 | 1 in 1,540 |
| Ohio | #309 | 36 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Massachusetts | #313 | 18 | 1 in 1,335 |
| North Carolina | #319 | 34 | 1 in 1,367 |
| South Carolina | #332 | 15 | 1 in 1,219 |
| Tennessee | #335 | 24 | 1 in 1,336 |
| Illinois | #344 | 30 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Virginia | #413 | 19 | 1 in 1,776 |
| New York | #428 | 40 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Texas | #461 | 72 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Florida | #489 | 37 | 1 in 2,345 |
| New Jersey | #499 | 15 | 1 in 2,367 |
| Maryland | #511 | 10 | 1 in 1,999 |
| Mississippi | #514 | 5 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Louisiana | #597 | 7 | 1 in 2,339 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Harlow
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2024 (#293 → #309)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#324 → #309)
- Biggest jump: 773 spots in 2009
- Biggest drop: 55 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 2002
- Peaked 2021 at #237 (1,278 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 17 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,260
- Highest: 1 in 1,260 girls born in 2023 were named Harlow (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,638 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- Its best rank, #237 in 2021, was only 1 in 1,284 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 48.4% of all girls named Harlow (6,773) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2002
- Mostly boys until 2001, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 516 | #904 (2009) | #7,123 |
| 2010s | 6,697 | #316 (2019) | #495 |
| 2020s | 6,773 | #237 (2021) | #277 |
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.
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