Girls' name · since 1993
Harlei
465 babies named Harlei in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,721 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
465 babies have been named Harlei since 1993, making it today's #4721 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Harlei recorded 465 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #4721 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #12,385 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,721 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 465 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlei ranks #12,385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,721 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 465 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,721 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harlei's 465 recorded births place it above 82.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
How Harlei compares
465 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Harlei's all-time total is 24% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harlei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 465 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Harlei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harlei's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harlei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Harlei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (206 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Harlei's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Harlei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
206 births
- 2020s
2020s
163 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 206 births (44% of all-time use).
Harlei by state
Where Harlei concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 12 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
12 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Harlei's data
- Harlei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (206 total births) through the 2020s (163) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Harleis (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Harlei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Harlei 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.