Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2001

Harlie

Gender Unisex · 85% girls Rank 2025 #2,520 Trend ↓ Falling 41%
Rank 2025
#2,520
among girls · ↓47 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
70
named Harlie · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,961
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2001
178 babies
All-time total
5,270
#2,756 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Harlie popularity over time

5,270 babies have been named Harlie since 1883, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 12 12 1 – –
1890s – 20 20 2 +67% –
1900s – 18 18 2 -10% –
1910s – 179 179 18 +894% –
1920s – 210 210 21 +17% –
1930s – 130 130 13 -38% –
1940s 5 104 109 11 -16% #4,629
1950s – 55 55 6 -50% –
1960s – 19 19 2 -65% –
1970s – 7 7 1 -63% –
1980s 17 – 17 2 +143% #5,129
1990s 931 10 941 94 +5435% #1,218
2000s 1,535 14 1,549 155 +65% #1,200
2010s 1,439 – 1,439 144 -7% #1,406
2020s (to 2025) 565 – 565 94 -35% #1,659

Where Harlie 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 64 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 53 0.03 outside top 500
2030 51 0.03 outside top 500

Where Harlie is most popular

Girls named Harlie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.054 per 1,000. Strongest in Missouri, Utah, and Michigan.

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 Harlie 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
Missouri 12 0.100 +83%
Utah 8 0.096 +77%
Michigan 11 0.060 +11%
Georgia 11 0.048 -11%
Pennsylvania 11 0.047 -14%
Texas 35 0.044 -20%
Florida 17 0.040 -27%
California 33 0.039 -28%
Ohio 7 0.030 -46%
Illinois 5 0.022 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Harlie

Harlie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,520 in 2025 with 70 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 5,270 American babies have been named Harlie, about 85% girls and 15% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2001, when 178 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Harlie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Harlie?

The median living Harlie is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 25. An estimated 4,600 people named Harlie are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Harlie 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 70 #2,520 – –
2024 73 #2,473 – –
2023 91 #2,114 – –
2022 112 #1,824 – –
2021 95 #2,033 – –
2020 124 #1,659 – –
2019 138 #1,563 – –
2018 149 #1,475 – –
2017 163 #1,406 – –
2016 158 #1,457 – –
2015 150 #1,510 – –
2014 141 #1,548 – –
2013 133 #1,619 – –
2012 136 #1,596 – –
2011 141 #1,559 – –
2010 130 #1,642 – –
2009 164 #1,428 – –
2008 129 #1,723 – –
2007 166 #1,426 – –
2006 165 #1,383 – –
2005 151 #1,422 6 #10,570
2004 151 #1,382 – –
2003 173 #1,226 – –
2002 123 #1,539 – –
2001 170 #1,200 8 #7,808
2000 143 #1,327 – –
1995 109 #1,469 – –
1990 15 #5,927 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 6 #3,686
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 9 #2,854
1950 – – 9 #2,657
1945 – – 13 #1,969
1940 5 #4,629 8 #2,751
1935 – – 16 #1,786
1930 – – 13 #2,231
1925 – – 29 #1,372
1920 – – 25 #1,525
1915 – – 19 #1,627
1910 – – 6 #1,487
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – 5 #1,156
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Harlie?

The median living Harlie is about 18 years old. Half of all living Harlies are between 9 and 25 years old.

How many people named Harlie are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Harlie are alive in the United States, based on 5,270 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Harlie in 2025?

Harlie ranked #2,520 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 70 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Harlie?

5,270 babies have been named Harlie in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Harlie most popular?

Harlie peaked in 2001, when 178 newborns received the name.

Is Harlie a boy or girl name?

Harlie is used for both: about 85% of babies named Harlie have been girls and 15% boys.

Is the name Harlie rising or falling?

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

Will Harlie become more popular?

Harlie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Harlie 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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