Is Harlan a boy or girl name?
Harlan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 411 boys were named Harlan, so 9.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.7% of the 26,489 US babies named Harlan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #666
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,522
- Babies named Harlan since 1880
- 26,489
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 519 babies
Boys and girls named Harlan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 258 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,012 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 4,177 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 3,891 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 3,269 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,720 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,824 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 965 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 733 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 683 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 850 | 21 | 2.4% |
| 2010s | 2,414 | 228 | 8.6% |
| 2020s | 1,987 | 207 | 9.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 411 | #666 | 44 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 418 | #652 | 50 | #3,239 |
| 2022 | 357 | #726 | 40 | #3,789 |
| 2021 | 433 | #637 | 42 | #3,634 |
| 2020 | 368 | #692 | 31 | #4,385 |
| 2019 | 278 | #818 | 21 | #5,860 |
| 2018 | 319 | #744 | 24 | #5,371 |
| 2017 | 297 | #788 | 34 | #4,246 |
| 2016 | 274 | #829 | 27 | #5,046 |
| 2015 | 275 | #822 | 33 | #4,335 |
| 2014 | 224 | #942 | 21 | #6,072 |
| 2013 | 252 | #846 | 20 | #6,333 |
| 2012 | 178 | #1,067 | 16 | #7,584 |
| 2011 | 160 | #1,134 | 15 | #7,933 |
| 2010 | 157 | #1,169 | 17 | #7,317 |
| 2009 | 142 | #1,253 | 7 | #14,219 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,368 | 9 | #11,947 |
| 2007 | 89 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 88 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 69 | #1,860 | 5 | #17,414 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 68 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 82 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,799 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 51 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 76 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 63 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 65 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 89 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 92 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 95 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 85 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 89 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 77 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 82 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 94 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 94 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 72 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 93 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 115 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 110 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 139 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 121 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 141 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 152 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 146 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 168 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 194 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 204 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 237 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 227 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 234 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 217 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 245 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 269 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 253 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 299 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 272 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 274 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 317 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 301 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 273 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 315 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 320 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 335 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 335 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 322 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 281 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 352 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 356 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 352 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 301 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 349 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 379 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 332 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 400 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 388 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 393 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 365 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 437 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 423 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 425 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 354 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 435 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 427 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 407 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 470 | #263 | 7 | #4,190 |
| 1924 | 519 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 432 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 387 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 415 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 331 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 307 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 321 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 268 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 294 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 266 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 211 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 140 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 101 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 63 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 41 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 33 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 31 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 35 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 24 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 31 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 16 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 24 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 20 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 19 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 21 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 21 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 17 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 12 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 14 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 14 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 14 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 13 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #707 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Harlan reached #253 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #3,239 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Harlan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.