Boys' name · since 1915
Harlis
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Harlis, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 212
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
212 boys have been named Harlis since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlis has been recorded 212 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1963.
- #12,597 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 212 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlis ranks #12,597 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 212
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Harlis's 212 recorded births place it above 72.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Harlis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Harlis splits its recorded history at 1934: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Harlis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1963
- Peak year (1937)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Harlis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (78 births, 37% of the file).
1930s was Harlis's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Harlis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 78 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Harlis's data
- Harlis's decade-level peak was the 1930s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Harlis: 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 (~48 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, 1915–1963 (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 Harlis 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.