Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Harlowe

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #1,784 Trend ↑ Rising 84%
Rank 2025
#1,784
among girls · ↓107 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
128
named Harlowe · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,224
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
135 babies
All-time total
1,060
#7,543 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Harlowe popularity over time

1,060 babies have been named Harlowe since 1916, 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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 16 16 2 – –
1920s – 5 5 1 -69% –
1930s – 5 5 1 0% –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – – – – – –
2000s 38 – 38 4 – #6,181
2010s 419 – 419 42 +1003% #2,852
2020s (to 2025) 537 40 577 96 +130% #1,677

Where Harlowe 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 125 0.08 outside top 500
2027 136 0.08 outside top 500
2028 147 0.09 outside top 500
2029 156 0.10 outside top 500
2030 164 0.10 outside top 500

Where Harlowe is most popular

Girls named Harlowe per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in Colorado, California, 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 Harlowe 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
Colorado 13 0.116 +98%
California 62 0.074 +26%
Michigan 13 0.071 +22%
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 +8%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -5%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -10%
Illinois 12 0.052 -11%
Texas 41 0.051 -13%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -30%
Ohio 9 0.038 -35%
Washington 5 0.035 -41%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -46%
Georgia 6 0.026 -55%
New York 7 0.018 -70%
Florida 5 0.012 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Harlowe

Harlowe is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,784 in 2025 with 113 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 1,060 American babies have been named Harlowe, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 135 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Harlowe?

The median living Harlowe is about 5 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 1,000 people named Harlowe are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Harlowe 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 113 #1,784 15 #5,954
2024 122 #1,677 13 #6,595
2023 83 #2,249 5 #12,901
2022 83 #2,261 7 #10,174
2021 75 #2,395 – –
2020 61 #2,730 – –
2019 57 #2,901 – –
2018 59 #2,852 – –
2017 53 #3,069 – –
2016 48 #3,347 – –
2015 43 #3,621 – –
2014 40 #3,801 – –
2013 38 #3,955 – –
2012 30 #4,760 – –
2011 25 #5,432 – –
2010 26 #5,307 – –
2009 22 #6,181 – –
2008 11 #10,335 – –
2007 – – – –
2006 5 #18,149 – –
2005 – – – –
2004 – – – –
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1935 – – 5 #3,878
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Harlowe?

The median living Harlowe is about 5 years old. Half of all living Harlowes are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Harlowe are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Harlowe are alive in the United States, based on 1,060 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Harlowe in 2025?

Harlowe ranked #1,784 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 113 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Harlowe?

1,060 babies have been named Harlowe in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Harlowe most popular?

Harlowe peaked in 2024, when 135 newborns received the name.

Is Harlowe a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Harlowe rising or falling?

Harlowe is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Harlowe become more popular?

Harlowe is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 164 girls named Harlowe 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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