Harlon — #8997 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Harlon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,844 babies named Harlon between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harlon currently holds the #8997 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harlon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Harlon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 92 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Harlon in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harlon 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 1,844 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.