Harlan vs Harry

Side-by-side comparison of Harlan and Harry — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Harlan

Boy name · Rank #666

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Name B

Harry

Boy name · Rank #776

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Metric Harlan Harry
Current Rank #666 #776
Total Births (all years) 26,026 423,531
Peak Year 1924 1918
Peak Year Births 519 9,896
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Harlan Harry
1880ss 106 22,649
1890ss 137 21,330
1900ss 258 17,906
1910ss 2,012 65,874
1920ss 4,177 86,183
1930ss 3,891 53,115
1940ss 3,269 56,245
1950ss 2,720 43,334
1960ss 1,824 22,669
1970ss 965 11,654
1980ss 733 7,525
1990ss 683 5,403
2000ss 850 4,311
2010ss 2,414 3,603
2020ss 1,987 1,730

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Harlan Harry
2014 224 337
2015 275 302
2016 274 377
2017 297 401
2018 319 428
2019 278 414
2020 368 345
2021 433 359
2022 357 381
2023 418 323
2024 411 322

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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