Harlen Boy
How popular is Harlen?
#2,332 boy name in 2025
59 baby boys were named Harlen in the US in 2025, making it the 2332nd most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
Harlen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,332 for boys (▼ 44 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 59 boys, 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,234 in 2015, #2,545 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1936 (65 boys) |
| Highest rank | #747 in 1936 |
| First recorded | 1907 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 85% boys, 15% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Harlen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Harlan family of names ranked #529 for boys in 2025 (#554 the year before), with 551 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Harlen is most popular
Babies named Harlen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Harlen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | #1,344 |
| 1910s | 248 | #998 |
| 1920s | 441 | #991 |
| 1930s | 517 | #747 |
| 1940s | 361 | #929 |
| 1950s | 254 | #1,244 |
| 1960s | 197 | #1,685 |
| 1970s | 112 | #2,508 |
| 1980s | 97 | #2,830 |
| 1990s | 110 | #3,745 |
| 2000s | 196 | #2,990 |
| 2010s | 509 | #2,185 |
| 2020s | 353 | #2,220 |
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Questions
- Is Harlen a boy or girl name?
- Harlen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 85% of babies named Harlen were boys.
- How popular is the name Harlen?
- 59 baby boys were named Harlen in the US in 2025, making it the 2332nd most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
- When was Harlen most popular?
- Harlen peaked in 1936, when 65 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #747 in 1936.
- How many people are named Harlen?
- 3,520 babies have been named Harlen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,064 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Harlen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Harlen was most common in Colorado, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.