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Harlan

Boy

Meaning of Harlan: English: 'hare land'

Harlan is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 602nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 529th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#602

490 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#529

73 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

26,980

First recorded 1880 · peak 1924

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 95 babies1982: 92 babies1983: 68 babies1984: 64 babies1985: 72 babies1986: 65 babies1987: 68 babies1988: 67 babies1989: 57 babies1990: 89 babies19901991: 75 babies1992: 65 babies1993: 63 babies1994: 76 babies1995: 77 babies1996: 51 babies1997: 53 babies1998: 75 babies1999: 59 babies2000: 82 babies20002001: 63 babies2002: 66 babies2003: 68 babies2004: 58 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 88 babies2007: 89 babies2008: 134 babies2009: 149 babies2010: 174 babies20102011: 175 babies2012: 194 babies2013: 272 babies2014: 245 babies2015: 308 babies2016: 301 babies2017: 331 babies2018: 343 babies2019: 299 babies2020: 399 babies20202021: 475 babies2022: 397 babies2023: 468 babies2024: 456 babies2025: 490 babies
US babies named Harlan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 490.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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