Is Harlow a boy or girl name?
Harlow is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,079 girls and 158 boys were named Harlow, so 87.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.9% of the 15,501 US babies named Harlow were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,251
- Girl rank, 2024
- #293
- Babies named Harlow since 1882
- 15,501
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,455 babies
Boys and girls named Harlow, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 325 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 133 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 43 | 516 | 92.3% |
| 2010s | 320 | 6,697 | 95.4% |
| 2020s | 653 | 5,788 | 89.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 158 | #1,251 | 1,079 | #293 |
| 2023 | 182 | #1,151 | 1,273 | #237 |
| 2022 | 166 | #1,201 | 1,199 | #263 |
| 2021 | 86 | #1,818 | 1,278 | #237 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,244 | 959 | #323 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,777 | 1,009 | #316 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,719 | 863 | #366 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,085 | 798 | #390 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,250 | 786 | #420 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,211 | 759 | #422 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,172 | 611 | #509 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,439 | 545 | #546 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,324 | 507 | #579 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,367 | 465 | #623 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,575 | 354 | #777 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,169 | 301 | #905 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,893 | 133 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,145 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,252 | 15 | #8,007 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,688 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,901 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,032 | 10 | #9,936 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,226 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,362 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,682 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,707 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,220 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,604 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,545 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,439 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,137 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,276 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,149 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,279 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,358 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,361 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 33 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 41 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 38 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 31 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 33 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 45 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 32 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 46 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 36 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Harlow reached #721 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #237 in 2021. 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 Harlow
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.