Baby Name Popularity Profile

Harlow

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Harlow.

✦ Rock hill or army hill 🌍 English Nature Modern
National Rank (2025) #309
All-Time Peak Rank #237 Achieved 2021
Total U.S. Births 13,986 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 7.8% Boy / 92.2% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 2002 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 1,278 births in 2021
💡 The Harlow Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Rock hill or army hill
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English place name, composed of elements meaning 'rock' or 'army' and 'hill'.
Common Nicknames
Lo Lolo
Pronunciation: HAR-loh
Themes & Categories
Nature Modern
Etymology confidence: Medium

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Harlow across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +2.3%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +29.2%
2015: 759 births 759 2016: 786 births 2017: 798 births 2018: 863 births 2019: 1,009 births 2020: 959 births 959 2021: 1,278 births 2022: 1,199 births 2023: 1,273 births 2024: 1,083 births 2025: 981 births 981
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,278 births in 2021
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 11 yrs
Longest Streak 24 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 0
2000s: 516
2010s: 6,697
2020s: 6,773

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Harl-ow
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with H, a letter used by only 2.2% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado
States with Data 48
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #220 179 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #173 343 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #298 433 2023 25.0% Decline
Idaho #164 124 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #310 375 2022 28.6% Decline
Washington #280 462 2021 13.3% Decline
Utah #235 208 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #193 176 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #229 73 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #168 402 2021 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #216 70 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #226 197 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #242 368 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #303 408 2021 37.5% Decline
Iowa #190 238 2021 Insufficient historical volume
California #310 1,723 2021 4.5% Decline
Oklahoma #231 231 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #494 562 2021 +2.8% Growth
Indiana #283 389 2021 28.6% Decline
New Hampshire Unranked 47 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #153 19 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #462 1,039 2023 7.7% Decline
Ohio #310 611 2023 18.2% Decline
Arkansas #316 137 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #342 258 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #309 450 2022 12.1% Decline
South Dakota #89 40 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #323 338 2023 +9.7% Growth
Kentucky #250 196 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #235 311 2025 +66.7% Growth
Maryland #522 164 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #419 231 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 100 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #345 446 2024 23.1% Decline
Delaware Unranked 18 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #273 470 2024 +53.8% Growth
West Virginia #163 81 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #337 115 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #511 218 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #321 192 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #305 139 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #636 124 2018 Insufficient historical volume
New York #431 516 2022 +14.3% Growth
New Mexico Unranked 25 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 11 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #564 43 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 11 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 13 2022 Insufficient historical volume

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