Is Harley a boy or girl name?
Harley is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 795 girls and 218 boys were named Harley, so 78.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 42.9% of the 70,909 US babies named Harley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,017
- Girl rank, 2024
- #397
- Babies named Harley since 1880
- 70,909
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 1,932 babies
Boys and girls named Harley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 685 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 690 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 686 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,161 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 4,867 | 23 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 3,781 | 34 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 3,215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,343 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 1,383 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 1,677 | 47 | 2.7% |
| 1980s | 2,309 | 224 | 8.8% |
| 1990s | 5,578 | 6,266 | 52.9% |
| 2000s | 5,112 | 8,212 | 61.6% |
| 2010s | 3,775 | 10,753 | 74% |
| 2020s | 1,237 | 4,824 | 79.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 218 | #1,017 | 795 | #397 |
| 2023 | 221 | #998 | 891 | #345 |
| 2022 | 251 | #920 | 980 | #330 |
| 2021 | 247 | #920 | 1,045 | #306 |
| 2020 | 300 | #781 | 1,113 | #286 |
| 2019 | 286 | #804 | 1,221 | #273 |
| 2018 | 300 | #775 | 1,414 | #224 |
| 2017 | 401 | #647 | 1,531 | #202 |
| 2016 | 379 | #674 | 1,432 | #224 |
| 2015 | 395 | #654 | 1,135 | #278 |
| 2014 | 411 | #640 | 949 | #350 |
| 2013 | 402 | #617 | 878 | #359 |
| 2012 | 384 | #632 | 760 | #413 |
| 2011 | 369 | #634 | 716 | #436 |
| 2010 | 448 | #566 | 717 | #431 |
| 2009 | 464 | #572 | 764 | #419 |
| 2008 | 422 | #595 | 781 | #411 |
| 2007 | 419 | #601 | 669 | #485 |
| 2006 | 498 | #518 | 836 | #388 |
| 2005 | 486 | #505 | 842 | #375 |
| 2004 | 560 | #461 | 876 | #362 |
| 2003 | 615 | #417 | 997 | #311 |
| 2002 | 581 | #428 | 871 | #342 |
| 2001 | 529 | #458 | 820 | #365 |
| 2000 | 538 | #444 | 756 | #382 |
| 1999 | 498 | #459 | 754 | #381 |
| 1998 | 541 | #429 | 825 | #352 |
| 1997 | 566 | #409 | 700 | #379 |
| 1996 | 605 | #388 | 730 | #368 |
| 1995 | 652 | #366 | 752 | #350 |
| 1994 | 789 | #322 | 858 | #317 |
| 1993 | 728 | #342 | 718 | #356 |
| 1992 | 557 | #407 | 456 | #525 |
| 1991 | 350 | #543 | 316 | #678 |
| 1990 | 292 | #589 | 157 | #1,113 |
| 1989 | 269 | #596 | 81 | #1,691 |
| 1988 | 228 | #627 | 36 | #2,891 |
| 1987 | 189 | #667 | 14 | #5,398 |
| 1986 | 203 | #628 | 17 | #4,602 |
| 1985 | 226 | #582 | 16 | #4,706 |
| 1984 | 209 | #585 | 15 | #4,807 |
| 1983 | 213 | #578 | 12 | #5,574 |
| 1982 | 247 | #548 | 12 | #5,658 |
| 1981 | 244 | #536 | 11 | #6,021 |
| 1980 | 281 | #508 | 10 | #6,453 |
| 1979 | 244 | #547 | 8 | #7,547 |
| 1978 | 237 | #538 | 7 | #7,918 |
| 1977 | 189 | #613 | 7 | #7,808 |
| 1976 | 169 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 141 | #700 | 8 | #6,726 |
| 1974 | 169 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 130 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 135 | #689 | 5 | #8,726 |
| 1971 | 134 | #716 | 6 | #7,711 |
| 1970 | 129 | #725 | 6 | #7,380 |
| 1969 | 113 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 123 | #679 | 5 | #7,401 |
| 1967 | 125 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 140 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 124 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 147 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 134 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 138 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 167 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 172 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 177 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 177 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 234 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 237 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 225 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 243 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 256 | #448 | 5 | #6,003 |
| 1952 | 272 | #420 | 5 | #5,882 |
| 1951 | 257 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 265 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 303 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 295 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 336 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 318 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 308 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 309 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 355 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 319 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 326 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 346 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 333 | #305 | 7 | #3,582 |
| 1938 | 350 | #292 | 7 | #3,627 |
| 1937 | 363 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 354 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 364 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 375 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 352 | #280 | 6 | #3,926 |
| 1932 | 396 | #275 | 8 | #3,407 |
| 1931 | 440 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 454 | #264 | 6 | #4,258 |
| 1929 | 427 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 484 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 456 | #267 | 6 | #4,516 |
| 1926 | 492 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 462 | #264 | 8 | #3,833 |
| 1924 | 522 | #252 | 9 | #3,492 |
| 1923 | 478 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 525 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 537 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 484 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 452 | #249 | 6 | #4,484 |
| 1918 | 491 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 430 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 454 | #234 | 6 | #4,124 |
| 1915 | 434 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 322 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 204 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 197 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 88 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 89 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 73 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 71 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 75 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 52 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 69 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 56 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 65 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 83 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 63 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 79 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 59 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 71 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 82 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 64 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 68 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 63 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 76 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 91 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 64 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 52 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 60 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 82 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 77 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 73 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 51 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 73 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 63 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 75 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 61 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 70 | #181 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Harley reached #164 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #202 in 2017. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Harley
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.