girls:
7.5k births since 1950
#1874 (67th percentile)
boys:
469 births since 1915
#4117 (10th percentile)
overall:
8k births since 1915
#3029 (61st percentile)
The name Harlee is the #3,029 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 7,979 recorded births since 1915. This represents the 60.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 60.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,874 (67.2% percentile) for all time with 7,510 births since 1950. For boys, it ranks #4,117 (10.2% percentile) for all time with 469 births since 1915.
Harlee first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1915 (1915 for boys and 1950 for girls). Birth data for Harlee is available in 61 out of the 109 years between 1915 and 2023 (55 years for boys and 37 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Harlee has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 94.1% of all recorded births being female. Interestingly, until around 1982, the name was more popular for boys (95.9% boys from 1915 to 1981), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (95.8% girls from 1982 to 2023).
For girls, Harlee reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 45.4% percentile (ranked #519) with 255 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 255 births per million (ranked 45.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Harlee ranks #669 for girls (29.4% percentile) with 166 births per million, which is 65.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Harlee reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 1.5% percentile (ranked #867) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Harlee ranks #907 for boys (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 55.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Harlee".
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