Is Harlen a boy or girl name?
Harlen is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 62 boys were named Harlen, so 10.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3% of the 3,449 US babies named Harlen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,284
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,594
- Babies named Harlen since 1907
- 3,449
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 80 babies
Boys and girls named Harlen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 248 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 441 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 517 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 361 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 254 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 509 | 45 | 8.1% |
| 2020s | 294 | 59 | 16.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62 | #2,284 | 7 | #12,594 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,229 | 16 | #7,044 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,388 | 16 | #7,089 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,331 | 9 | #10,575 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,564 | 11 | #9,156 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,298 | 7 | #12,941 |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,453 | 9 | #10,874 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,199 | 7 | #13,209 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,346 | 8 | #12,170 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,240 | 5 | #17,425 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,727 | 9 | #11,315 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,909 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,070 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,371 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,695 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,533 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,345 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,680 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,789 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,229 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,497 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,204 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,978 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,277 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,725 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,607 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,801 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,820 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,412 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,153 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,506 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,956 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,018 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,557 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,931 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,341 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,489 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,239 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,700 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,626 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,693 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,179 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,666 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,476 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,555 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 34 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 25 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 44 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 47 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 45 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 45 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 65 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 58 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 48 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 58 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 60 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 48 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 55 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 38 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 43 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 46 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 39 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 46 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 50 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 51 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 43 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 40 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 37 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 29 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 41 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Harlen reached #750 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #7,044 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Harlen
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.