How Many People Are Named Harlow?
people named Harlow are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 22,196 people in the US has this name
Based on 16,655 babies named Harlow in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,455 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was from a place name which was derived from Old English hær "rock" or here "army", combined with hlaw "hill".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Harlow, 90.3% were girls and 9.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Harlow rose from 0% in the 1910s to 89.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Harlow alive today is about 8 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Harlow first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2023, to 1,455 babies. In 2025, 1,148 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Harlow has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #237, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #309. Among boys, its best rank was #721, in 1884.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #309 | #1,214 |
| Best rank | #237 (2021) | #721 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #280 in the 2020s | #1,350 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Harlow alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Harlow were born in California than in any other state: about 1,819 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Harlow was given 2.6 times as often in Oregon, 2.5 times in Montana and 2.3 times in North Dakota.
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