Girls' name · since 1994
Harlea
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Harlea, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Harlea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 121 have been recorded since 1994.
Harlea has 121 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2018.
- #25,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 121 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlea ranks #25,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Harlea's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Harlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harlea's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harlea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2018
- Peak year (1994)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Harlea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (45 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Harlea's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Harlea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 45 births (37% of all-time use).
Harlea by state
Where Harlea concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 121 births nationwide.
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What to do with Harlea's data
- Harlea's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 2010s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Harleas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Harlea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Harlea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.