Harleen: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,024

among girls · ↓212 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Harleen · -7% vs 2024

How common

1 in 61,818

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2016

119 babies

All-time total

1,480

#5,742 all-time among girls

First recorded

1937

in Social Security records

Harleen popularity over time

1,480 babies have been named Harleen since 1937, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	25	3	–	#2,491
1940s	49	5	+96%	#2,922
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	6	1	–	#9,439
1990s	126	13	+2000%	#5,983
2000s	317	32	+152%	#3,638
2010s	706	71	+123%	#1,745
2020s (to 2025)	251	42	-41%	#2,668

Where Harleen 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	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	20	0.01	outside top 500
2028	18	0.01	outside top 500
2029	17	0.01	outside top 500
2030	16	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Harleen

Harleen is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,024 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1937, 1,480 American babies have been named Harleen. Its peak came in 2016, when 119 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 Harleen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Harleen?

The median living Harleen is about 10 years old; half are between 7 and 19. An estimated 1,400 people named Harleen are alive in the United States today.

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

Harleen year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	26	#5,024
2024	28	#4,812
2023	42	#3,665
2022	40	#3,791
2021	52	#3,130
2020	63	#2,668
2019	61	#2,764
2018	93	#2,072
2017	115	#1,807
2016	119	#1,745
2015	97	#2,029
2014	61	#2,823
2013	43	#3,600
2012	44	#3,605
2011	39	#3,866
2010	34	#4,335
2009	44	#3,638
2008	27	#5,345
2007	31	#4,731
2006	32	#4,503
2005	39	#3,759
2004	29	#4,643
2003	35	#3,904
2002	31	#4,109
2001	27	#4,493
2000	22	#5,205
1995	13	#6,784
1990	14	#6,244
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	5	#4,832
1940	6	#4,052
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Harleen?

The median living Harleen is about 10 years old. Half of all living Harleens are between 7 and 19 years old.

How many people named Harleen are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Harleen are alive in the United States, based on 1,480 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Harleen in 2025?

Harleen ranked #5,024 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Harleen?

1,480 babies have been named Harleen in the United States since 1937, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Harleen most popular?

Harleen peaked in 2016, when 119 newborns received the name.

Is Harleen a boy or girl name?

Harleen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Harleen rising or falling?

Harleen is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Harleen become more popular?

Harleen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 16 girls named Harleen 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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