Unisex name · since 1940
Harlie
Harlie has 4,492 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,522 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,492
- born since 1940
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,492 babies have been named Harlie since 1940, making it today's #2522 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlie has been recorded 4,492 times among girls since 1940, currently ranked #2522 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #2,756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,522 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,492 born since 1940
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlie ranks #2,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,522 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,492 born since 1940, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,522 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,492
- born since 1940
- 2000s
- peak decade
Harlie's 4,492 recorded births place it above 96.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Harlie compares
4,492 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Harlie's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harlie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,492 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 173 | 21 | 19,840 |
Harlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Harlie splits its recorded history at 2007: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 173 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Harlie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 173
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Harlie popularity over time - boys
778 total births recorded since 1883 (Harlie as boys' name)
Harlie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,535 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Harlie's strongest decade.
1,535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Harlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
931 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,535 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,439 births
- 2020s 565
2020s
565 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,535 births (34% of all-time use).
How Harlie 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 Harlie's total volume
Harlie by state
Where Harlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 463 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 261 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 159 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 150 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 149 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 114 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 113 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 113 | 2.5% |
463 of 4,492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Harlie appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Harlie's data
- Harlie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,535 total births) through the 2020s (565) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Harlies (463 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Harlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Harlie 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.