How Many People Are Named Harley?
people named Harley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,237 people in the US has this name
Based on 71,872 babies named Harley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,933 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was from a place name, itself derived from Old English hara "hare" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Harley, 56.2% were girls and 43.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Harley rose from 0% in the 1880s to 79.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Harley alive today is about 24 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Harley first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2017, to 1,933 babies. In 2025, 947 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Harley has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #164, in 1887. In 2025 it ranked #1,083. Among girls, its best rank was #202, in 2017.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,083 | #418 |
| Best rank | #164 (1887) | #202 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #416 in the 1990s | #291 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Harley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Harley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 4,871 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Harley was given 2.8 times as often in West Virginia, 2.4 times in Oklahoma and 2.1 times in South Dakota.
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