Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Harlee

Meaning A fanciful spelling variant of Harley Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #1,048 Trend ↓ Falling 33%

A fanciful spelling variant of Harley.

Rank 2025
#1,048
among girls · ↓68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
237
named Harlee · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,782
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
495 babies
All-time total
8,502
#1,907 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Harlee popularity over time

8,502 babies have been named Harlee since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 22 22 2 – –
1920s – 64 64 6 +191% –
1930s – 20 20 2 -69% –
1940s – 25 25 3 +25% –
1950s 6 5 11 1 -56% #4,951
1960s – 5 5 1 -55% –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 15 5 20 2 – #7,634
1990s 887 65 952 95 +4660% #1,301
2000s 1,865 100 1,965 197 +106% #1,098
2010s 3,410 115 3,525 353 +79% #621
2020s (to 2025) 1,840 53 1,893 316 -10% #745

Where Harlee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 221 0.14 outside top 500
2027 208 0.13 outside top 500
2028 197 0.12 outside top 500
2029 189 0.12 outside top 500
2030 182 0.11 outside top 500

Where Harlee is most popular

Girls named Harlee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.182 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Harlee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 33 0.705 +288%
Louisiana 46 0.526 +189%
Alabama 38 0.405 +123%
Arkansas 20 0.378 +108%
Utah 30 0.360 +98%
Georgia 70 0.308 +70%
Indiana 42 0.299 +65%
Tennessee 45 0.284 +56%
Michigan 48 0.264 +45%
Missouri 31 0.257 +42%
Ohio 61 0.257 +42%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 +39%
Pennsylvania 58 0.245 +35%
Arizona 34 0.242 +33%
Minnesota 24 0.222 +22%
Oregon 14 0.215 +18%
Idaho 7 0.209 +15%
North Carolina 46 0.202 +11%
Washington 29 0.201 +10%
West Virginia 5 0.191 +5%
Oklahoma 14 0.190 +5%
Texas 143 0.178 ≈ national
Nebraska 6 0.167 -8%
California 138 0.164 -10%
Florida 66 0.154 -15%
Colorado 16 0.143 -21%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -23%
Nevada 6 0.129 -29%
New York 45 0.114 -37%
Virginia 19 0.111 -39%
Illinois 24 0.105 -42%
New Jersey 17 0.094 -48%
Maryland 5 0.047 -74%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -77%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Harlee

Harlee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,048 in 2025 with 237 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 8,502 American babies have been named Harlee, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 495 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Harlee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Harlee?

The median living Harlee is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 19. An estimated 8,300 people named Harlee are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Harlee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 237 #1,048 – –
2024 265 #980 10 #7,960
2023 290 #916 9 #8,485
2022 319 #870 14 #6,267
2021 363 #780 10 #7,796
2020 366 #745 10 #7,715
2019 391 #724 7 #10,117
2018 473 #631 11 #7,304
2017 483 #621 12 #6,842
2016 464 #639 18 #5,198
2015 333 #842 10 #7,688
2014 302 #901 10 #7,758
2013 267 #950 9 #8,352
2012 266 #957 9 #8,402
2011 217 #1,129 11 #7,167
2010 214 #1,143 18 #5,114
2009 217 #1,160 11 #7,381
2008 219 #1,172 8 #9,289
2007 205 #1,220 6 #11,426
2006 197 #1,224 10 #7,624
2005 217 #1,098 16 #5,114
2004 190 #1,181 12 #6,273
2003 166 #1,263 13 #5,666
2002 163 #1,231 9 #7,248
2001 135 #1,405 9 #7,124
2000 156 #1,259 6 #9,525
1995 106 #1,496 7 #7,285
1990 15 #5,926 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 5 #4,275
1955 – – – –
1950 6 #4,951 – –
1945 – – 5 #3,502
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 5 #4,511
1920 – – 8 #3,333
1915 – – 5 #4,071
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Harlee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Harlee?

The median living Harlee is about 11 years old. Half of all living Harlees are between 6 and 19 years old.

How many people named Harlee are alive today?

An estimated 8,300 people named Harlee are alive in the United States, based on 8,502 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Harlee mean?

A fanciful spelling variant of Harley.

How popular is the name Harlee in 2025?

Harlee ranked #1,048 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 237 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Harlee?

8,502 babies have been named Harlee in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Harlee most popular?

Harlee peaked in 2017, when 495 newborns received the name.

Is Harlee a boy or girl name?

Harlee is used for both: about 94% of babies named Harlee have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Harlee rising or falling?

Harlee has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Harlee become more popular?

Harlee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 182 girls named Harlee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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