Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Harlyn

Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #2,142 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,142
among girls · ↓738 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
111
named Harlyn · -37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,474
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
237 babies
All-time total
2,265
#4,960 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Harlyn popularity over time

2,265 babies have been named Harlyn since 1919, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 7 7 1 – –
1920s – 39 39 4 +457% –
1930s – 83 83 8 +113% –
1940s – 33 33 3 -60% –
1950s – 24 24 2 -27% –
1960s – 5 5 1 -79% –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 5 5 1 – –
2000s 58 17 75 8 +1400% #5,770
2010s 995 106 1,101 110 +1368% #1,128
2020s (to 2025) 790 103 893 149 +35% #1,383

Where Harlyn 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 84 0.05 outside top 500
2027 82 0.05 outside top 500
2028 81 0.05 outside top 500
2029 79 0.05 outside top 500
2030 78 0.05 outside top 500

Where Harlyn is most popular

Girls named Harlyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.082 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee.

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 Harlyn 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
Kentucky 37 0.433 +429%
Georgia 41 0.180 +121%
Tennessee 27 0.170 +109%
Louisiana 13 0.149 +82%
Arkansas 7 0.132 +62%
Kansas 7 0.121 +48%
North Carolina 27 0.119 +45%
Missouri 12 0.100 +22%
Ohio 21 0.089 +8%
Iowa 5 0.086 +5%
Florida 36 0.084 ≈ national
Texas 63 0.078 ≈ national
Virginia 13 0.076 -7%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -17%
Alabama 6 0.064 -22%
Michigan 10 0.055 -33%
Washington 6 0.042 -49%
California 31 0.037 -55%
New York 11 0.028 -66%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -74%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Harlyn

Harlyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,142 in 2025 with 87 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 2,265 American babies have been named Harlyn, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 237 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 Harlyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Harlyn?

The median living Harlyn is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 9. An estimated 2,100 people named Harlyn are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Harlyn 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 87 #2,142 24 #4,304
2024 160 #1,404 16 #5,748
2023 163 #1,383 19 #5,129
2022 134 #1,586 13 #6,606
2021 119 #1,734 18 #5,199
2020 127 #1,634 13 #6,423
2019 131 #1,618 15 #5,916
2018 187 #1,245 12 #6,848
2017 221 #1,128 16 #5,622
2016 203 #1,215 12 #6,871
2015 76 #2,420 10 #7,689
2014 42 #3,676 11 #7,220
2013 44 #3,529 10 #7,722
2012 36 #4,163 6 #11,295
2011 34 #4,284 7 #10,004
2010 21 #6,260 7 #10,043
2009 24 #5,770 11 #7,382
2008 20 #6,646 – –
2007 7 #14,454 – –
2006 – – – –
2005 7 #13,520 6 #10,571
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 7 #3,310
1950 – – – –
1945 – – 12 #2,048
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 12 #2,178
1930 – – 12 #2,357
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Harlyn?

The median living Harlyn is about 7 years old. Half of all living Harlyns are between 3 and 9 years old.

How many people named Harlyn are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Harlyn are alive in the United States, based on 2,265 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Harlyn in 2025?

Harlyn ranked #2,142 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 87 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Harlyn?

2,265 babies have been named Harlyn in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Harlyn most popular?

Harlyn peaked in 2017, when 237 newborns received the name.

Is Harlyn a boy or girl name?

Harlyn is used for both: about 81% of babies named Harlyn have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Harlyn rising or falling?

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

Will Harlyn become more popular?

Harlyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 78 girls named Harlyn 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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