Recorded 1994–2018 Girls' name Peak 1994 121 births

Harlea — girls' name

121 babies named Harlea in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s402000s452010s36
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Harlea was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

13 babies were named Harlea in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harlea

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Harlea between 1994 and 2018, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Harlea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harlea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Harlea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Harlea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harlea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 121 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Harlea at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

121

Since 1994

25 years of records

Peak year

1994

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1994

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2018

Harlea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1994

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 2018201320082002199919951994 13

Harlea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 37% of Harlea's all-time total
1990s402000s452010s36

Harlea by state

Where Harlea concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harlea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.1%
Texas share of Harlea's total US births 4.1%

5 of 121 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harlea?
121 babies have been named Harlea since 1994. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1994 with 13 births.
When was Harlea most popular?
Harlea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Harlea most popular?
The top states for the name Harlea are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Harlea been used?
Harlea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 25 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Harlea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harper, Harriet, Harmony, Harley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.