Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Harlym

Gender Unisex · 83% girls Rank 2025 #2,264 Trend ↑ Rising 138%
Rank 2025
#2,264
among girls · ↑413 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
93
named Harlym · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,843
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
93 babies
All-time total
582
#12,108 all-time among girls
First recorded
2008
in Social Security records

Harlym popularity over time

582 babies have been named Harlym since 2008, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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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
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2000s 12 – 12 1 – #15,948
2010s 161 39 200 20 +1567% #4,816
2020s (to 2025) 310 60 370 62 +208% #2,264

Where Harlym 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 96 0.06 outside top 500
2027 111 0.07 outside top 500
2028 126 0.08 outside top 500
2029 140 0.09 outside top 500
2030 153 0.10 outside top 500

Where Harlym is most popular

Girls named Harlym per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Maryland, and Michigan.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Harlym 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 11 0.235 +612%
Maryland 16 0.151 +357%
Michigan 16 0.088 +166%
Georgia 16 0.070 +113%
South Carolina 6 0.067 +102%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -10%
Ohio 7 0.030 -11%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -20%
Illinois 5 0.022 -34%
Texas 16 0.020 -40%
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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 Harlym

Harlym is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,264 in 2025 with 81 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2008, 582 American babies have been named Harlym, about 83% girls and 17% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 93 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 Harlym stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Harlym?

The median living Harlym is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 600 people named Harlym are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Harlym 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 81 #2,264 12 #6,941
2024 65 #2,677 16 #5,747
2023 58 #2,913 7 #10,108
2022 36 #4,067 8 #9,297
2021 28 #4,766 6 #11,250
2020 42 #3,568 11 #7,194
2019 28 #4,816 5 #12,836
2018 17 #6,908 10 #7,800
2017 22 #5,728 8 #9,139
2016 19 #6,515 – –
2015 27 #5,035 – –
2014 24 #5,532 – –
2013 12 #9,232 6 #11,227
2012 – – 5 #12,938
2011 5 #17,754 – –
2010 7 #14,007 5 #12,942
2009 6 #15,948 – –
2008 6 #16,110 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Harlym?

The median living Harlym is about 4 years old. Half of all living Harlyms are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Harlym are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Harlym are alive in the United States, based on 582 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Harlym in 2025?

Harlym ranked #2,264 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 81 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Harlym?

582 babies have been named Harlym in the United States since 2008, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Harlym most popular?

Harlym peaked in 2025, when 93 newborns received the name.

Is Harlym a boy or girl name?

Harlym is used for both: about 83% of babies named Harlym have been girls and 17% boys.

Is the name Harlym rising or falling?

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

Will Harlym become more popular?

Harlym is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 153 girls named Harlym in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Harlym

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