Girls' name · since 1937
Harleen
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 1,480 babies named Harleen, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,005 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,480
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Harleen is the #5005 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,480 recorded since 1937.
Harleen has 1,480 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5005 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #5,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,005 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,480 born since 1937
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harleen ranks #5,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,005 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,480 born since 1937, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,005 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,480
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harleen's 1,480 recorded births place it above 92.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Harleen compares
1,480 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Harleen's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harleen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,480 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 21 | 19,840 |
Harleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Harleen's full recorded timeline at 2002, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Harleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Harleen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (706 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Harleen's strongest decade.
706 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Harleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 126
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
317 births
- 2010s
2010s
706 births
- 2020s 251
2020s
251 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 706 births (48% of all-time use).
How Harleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Harleen's total volume
Harleen by state
Where Harleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 490 | 33.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 78 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 76 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
490 of 1,480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Harleen appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Harleen's data
- Harleen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (706 total births) through the 2020s (251) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Harleens (490 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Harleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Harleen 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.