Recorded 2009–2016 Girls' name Peak 2013 41 births

Harlequin — girls' name

41 babies named Harlequin in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s35
2010s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Harlequin was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Harlequin in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harlequin

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Harlequin between 2009 and 2016, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Harlequin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harlequin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Harlequin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harlequin 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 41 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.

Harlequin at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

41

Since 2009

8 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2009

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2016

Harlequin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2009

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2016201520142013201220102009 6

Harlequin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
35 births that decade — 85% of Harlequin's all-time total
2000s62010s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harlequin?
41 babies have been named Harlequin since 2009. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Harlequin most popular?
Harlequin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Harlequin been used?
Harlequin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 8 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Harlequin?
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, 2009–2016 (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.