Harlin Boy & girl
How popular is Harlin?
#4,248 boy name in 2025
24 baby boys were named Harlin in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
1,025living people named Harlin (est.)
23median age of people named Harlin
1,992babies named Harlin since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025
Harlin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,248 for boys (▲ 319 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,888 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1924 (45 boys) |
| Highest rank | #959 in 1886 |
| First recorded | 1886 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 73% boys, 27% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Harlin 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.
Harlin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #959 |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,204 |
| 1910s | 167 | #1,221 |
| 1920s | 332 | #1,058 |
| 1930s | 305 | #1,093 |
| 1940s | 238 | #1,187 |
| 1950s | 149 | #1,724 |
| 1960s | 104 | #2,034 |
| 1970s | 56 | #2,557 |
| 1980s | 40 | #4,047 |
| 1990s | 53 | #5,495 |
| 2000s | 88 | #4,033 |
| 2010s | 202 | #3,440 |
| 2020s | 130 | #4,216 |
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Questions
- Is Harlin a boy or girl name?
- Harlin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Harlin were boys and 27% were girls.
- How popular is the name Harlin?
- 24 baby boys were named Harlin in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
- When was Harlin most popular?
- Harlin peaked in 1924, when 45 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #959 in 1886.
- How many people are named Harlin?
- 1,992 babies have been named Harlin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,025 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
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.