Unisex name · since 2008
Harlo
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 447 babies named Harlo, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 447
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Harlo is the #3567 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 447 recorded since 2008.
Harlo has 447 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3567 as of the latest data, more common than 79% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #12,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,567 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 447 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlo ranks #12,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,567 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 447 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 447
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harlo's 447 recorded births place it above 82.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Harlo compares
447 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Harlo's all-time total is 19% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harlo | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 447 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Harlo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harlo's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harlo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Harlo popularity over time - boys
306 total births recorded since 1916 (Harlo as boys' name)
Harlo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (210 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Harlo's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Harlo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
210 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 210 births (47% of all-time use).
Harlo by state
Where Harlo concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 447 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Harlo's data
- Harlo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (210 total births) through the 2020s (210) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Harlos (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Harlo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Harlo 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.