girls:
11.9k births since 2002
#1439 (75th percentile)
boys:
2.3k births since 1882
#2613 (43rd percentile)
overall:
14.2k births since 1882
#2195 (72nd percentile)
The name Harlow is the #2,195 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 14,248 recorded births since 1882. This represents the 71.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 71.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,439 (74.8% percentile) for all time with 11,907 births since 2002. For boys, it ranks #2,613 (43.0% percentile) for all time with 2,341 births since 1882.
Harlow first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1882 (1882 for boys and 2002 for girls). Birth data for Harlow is available in 102 out of the 142 years between 1882 and 2023 (98 years for boys and 22 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 Harlow has been given predominantly to girls, with 83.6% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 87.5% of babies named Harlow were girls. Interestingly, until around 2002, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1882 to 2001), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (93.3% girls from 2002 to 2023).
For girls, Harlow reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 76.1% percentile (ranked #227) with 724 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 724 births per million (ranked 76.1% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Harlow is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #227 (76.1% percentile) with 724 births per million.
For boys, Harlow reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 19.3% percentile (ranked #735) with 99 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 99 births per million (ranked 19.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2006, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Harlow is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #735 (19.3% percentile) with 99 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Harlow".
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