How Many People Are Named Harlen?
people named Harlen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 168,532 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,520 babies named Harlen in Social Security records from 1907 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
80 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Harlen, 5.6% were girls and 94.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Harlen rose from 0% in the 1910s to 16.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Harlen alive today is about 31 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Harlen first appears in the records in 1907 and was given most often in 2023, to 80 babies. In 2025, 70 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1907 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Harlen has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #750, in 1936. In 2025 it ranked #2,338.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,338 |
| Best rank | #750 (1936) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #881 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Harlen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Harlen were born in Texas than in any other state: about 55 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Harlen was given 9.5 times as often in Kentucky and 2.9 times in Texas.
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