Harlow

Where Harlow comes from

From Old English hær (“rock”) or here (“army”) + hlæw (“hill”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Harlow
  • From a surname
  • 2 syllables
Harlow through the years
  1. 1885
    Harlow Shapley born
    American astronomer
  2. 1908
    Harlow Rothert born
    American shot putter
  3. 2002
    First appearance
    #13,595 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2002
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  5. 2021
    Peak, #237
    1,278 babies named Harlow, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Harlow Shapley · American astronomer, 1885–1972
  • Harlow Rothert · American shot putter, 1908–1997
  • Harlow N. Higinbotham · American businessperson, 1838–1919

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.