Boys' name · since 1910
Harlon
Harlon has 1,858 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1939 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,165 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,858
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
1,858 babies have been named Harlon since 1910, making it today's #6165 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Harlon recorded 1,858 times among boys since 1910, holding rank #6165 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #3,461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,165 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,858 born since 1910
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlon ranks #3,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,165 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,858 born since 1910, peaking in the 1930s.
- #3,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,165 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,858
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Harlon's 1,858 recorded births place it above 92.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Harlon compares
1,858 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Harlon's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harlon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,858 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Harlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harlon's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1939 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harlon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1939)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Harlon by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (326 births, 18% of the file).
1930s was Harlon's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Harlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
157 births
- 1920s
1920s
279 births
- 1930s
1930s
326 births
- 1940s
1940s
282 births
- 1950s
1950s
236 births
- 1960s
1960s
147 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
140 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 326 births (18% of all-time use).
How Harlon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Harlon's total volume
Harlon by state
Where Harlon concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 92 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 47 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 34 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
92 of 1,858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Harlon's data
- Harlon's decade-level peak was the 1930s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Harlons (92 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Harlon
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Harlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Harlon 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.