Harley Boy & girl
How popular is Harley?
#418 girl name in 2025
748 baby girls were named Harley in the US in 2025, making it the 418th most popular girl name. Another 199 boys got the name (#1,081 for boys).
Harley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #418 for girls (▼ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 748 girls, 199 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #278 in 2015, #286 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (1,532 girls) |
| Highest rank | #202 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 20% boys, 80% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Harley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Harley family of names ranked #273 for girls in 2025 (#255 the year before), with 1,215 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 Harley is most popular
Babies named Harley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Idaho: 1.3 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- Nevada: 1.3 per 1,000 (62 girls)
- Arkansas: 1.3 per 1,000 (68 girls)
- West Virginia: 1.3 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- Missouri: 1.0 per 1,000 (126 girls)
Harley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | #3,917 |
| 1920s | 23 | #3,391 |
| 1930s | 34 | #3,272 |
| 1950s | 10 | #5,561 |
| 1960s | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1970s | 47 | #6,482 |
| 1980s | 223 | #1,682 |
| 1990s | 6,266 | #317 |
| 2000s | 8,212 | #311 |
| 2010s | 10,757 | #202 |
| 2020s | 5,578 | #286 |
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Questions
- Is Harley a boy or girl name?
- Harley is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 20% of babies named Harley were boys and 80% were girls.
- How popular is the name Harley?
- 748 baby girls were named Harley in the US in 2025, making it the 418th most popular girl name. Another 199 boys got the name (#1,081 for boys).
- When was Harley most popular?
- Harley peaked in 2017, when 1,532 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #202 in 2017.
- How many people are named Harley?
- 71,872 babies have been named Harley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 55,156 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Harley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Harley was most common in Idaho, at 1.3 of every 1,000 girls 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.