Harlow
#309 for girls in 2025, 981 births · #1,212 for boys in 2025, 167 births
Given to girls 84.0% of the time
- 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
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 | #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 | — | — | ||
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| 1984 | — | — | ||
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| 1982 | — | — | ||
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| 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 | — | — | ||
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 2013
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#187 · 1 in 656
- North Dakota#203 · 1 in 635
- Oregon#218 · 1 in 834
- New Hampshire#220 · 1 in 749
- Washington#298 · 1 in 1,243
Best ever in a state: #73 in Montana, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #187 | 12 | 1 in 656 |
| North Dakota | #203 | 5 | 1 in 635 |
| Oregon | #218 | 18 | 1 in 834 |
| New Hampshire | #220 | 5 | 1 in 749 |
| Washington | #298 | 24 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Oklahoma | #300 | 14 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Colorado | #301 | 18 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Utah | #319 | 14 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Iowa | #322 | 10 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Missouri | #331 | 19 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Kansas | #370 | 9 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Nevada | #370 | 7 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Wisconsin | #397 | 13 | 1 in 1,775 |
| Indiana | #402 | 16 | 1 in 1,865 |
| California | #430 | 95 | 1 in 2,160 |
| Connecticut | #432 | 6 | 1 in 1,957 |
| Minnesota | #433 | 12 | 1 in 2,014 |
| Arkansas | #467 | 6 | 1 in 1,884 |
| Michigan | #492 | 17 | 1 in 2,449 |
| Massachusetts | #598 | 8 | 1 in 3,173 |
| Texas | #648 | 46 | 1 in 3,499 |
| Ohio | #661 | 14 | 1 in 3,757 |
| New York | #691 | 25 | 1 in 3,650 |
| Arizona | #699 | 9 | 1 in 3,414 |
| Florida | #714 | 20 | 1 in 4,058 |
| Louisiana | #716 | 6 | 1 in 3,359 |
| Tennessee | #722 | 8 | 1 in 3,717 |
| Maryland | #744 | 6 | 1 in 3,920 |
| Illinois | #790 | 13 | 1 in 4,458 |
| Pennsylvania | #846 | 10 | 1 in 5,208 |
| New Jersey | #887 | 7 | 1 in 5,214 |
| Virginia | #999 | 6 | 1 in 6,047 |
| North Carolina | #1,184 | 6 | 1 in 7,383 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Maine | — | — | — |
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| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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
- 16 spots since 2024 (#293 → #309)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#324 → #309)
- 113 spots since 2015 (#422 → #309)
- Biggest jump: 773 spots in 2009 (#1,677 → #904)
- Biggest drop: 55 spots in 2024 (#238 → #293)
- Debuted 2002
- Peaked 2021 at #237 (1,278 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
- 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
- 48.4% of all girls named Harlow (6,773) were born in this decade
- 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.
Harlow in 2013
Top girls' names in 2013
Top boys' names in 2013
More about 2013
girls
1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 3,220 of them was named Harlow, which outranked 97.2% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 61,019 of them was named Harlow, which outranked 75.8% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,339Tylin32
- #3,339Tyshon32
- #3,339Vaibhav32
- #3,405Harlow31
- #3,405Amanuel31
- #3,405Amier31
- #3,405Amit31
- #3,497Aakash30
- #3,497Abubakar30
- #3,497Ahmet30
Tied with 91 names at #3,405; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.