Harlan

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Harlan is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 26,489 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 26,026 as boys and 463 as girls. Harlan gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1924 and remains popular today. It is the #1,581 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 455
2023 468
2022 397
2021 475
2020 399
2019 299
2018 343
2017 331
2016 301
2015 308
2014 245
2013 272
2012 194
2011 175
2010 174
2009 149
2008 134
2007 89
2006 88
2005 74
2004 58
2003 68
2002 66
2001 63
2000 82
1999 59
1998 75
1997 53
1996 51
1995 77
1994 76
1993 63
1992 65
1991 75
1990 89
1989 57
1988 67
1987 68
1986 65
1985 72
1984 64
1983 68
1982 92
1981 95
1980 85
1979 89
1978 77
1977 82
1976 94
1975 94
1974 72
1973 93
1972 115
1971 110
1970 139
1969 121
1968 141
1967 152
1966 146
1965 168
1964 194
1963 204
1962 237
1961 227
1960 234
1959 217
1958 245
1957 269
1956 253
1955 299
1954 272
1953 274
1952 317
1951 301
1950 273
1949 315
1948 320
1947 335
1946 335
1945 322
1944 281
1943 352
1942 356
1941 352
1940 301
1939 349
1938 379
1937 332
1936 400
1935 388
1934 393
1933 365
1932 437
1931 423
1930 425
1929 354
1928 435
1927 427
1926 407
1925 477
1924 519
1923 432
1922 387
1921 415
1920 331
1919 307
1918 321
1917 268
1916 294
1915 266
1914 211
1913 140
1912 101
1911 63
1910 41
1909 33
1908 31
1907 35
1906 24
1905 25
1904 31
1903 16
1902 24
1901 20
1900 19
1899 21
1898 11
1897 21
1896 12
1895 12
1894 17
1893 10
1892 12
1891 8
1890 13
1889 14
1888 14
1887 8
1886 12
1885 10
1884 14
1883 5
1882 8
1881 13
1880 8