Girls' name · since 1932
Harlean
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Harlean, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Harlean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 184 recorded since 1932.
Social Security Administration records show Harlean recorded 184 times among girls since 1932, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1956.
- #20,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 184 born since 1932
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlean ranks #20,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1932, peaking in the 1930s.
- #20,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Harlean's 184 recorded births place it above 71.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Harlean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Harlean splits its recorded history at 1938: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Harlean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1956
- Peak year (1937)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Harlean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (151 births, 82% of the file).
1930s was Harlean's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Harlean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
151 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 151 births (82% of all-time use).
Harlean by state
Where Harlean concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 184 births nationwide.
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What to do with Harlean's data
- Harlean's decade-level peak was the 1930s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Harleans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Harlean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
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, 1932–1956 (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 Harlean 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.