Unisex name · since 2005
Harlyn
Harlyn has 1,843 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,150 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,843
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Harlyn is the #2150 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,843 recorded since 2005.
Harlyn has 1,843 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2150 as of the latest data, more common than 88% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #4,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,150 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,843 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlyn ranks #4,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,150 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,843 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,150 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,843
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harlyn's 1,843 recorded births place it above 93.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Harlyn compares
1,843 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Harlyn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Harlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,843 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 21 | 19,840 |
Harlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Harlyn's full recorded timeline at 2016, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 221 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Harlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Harlyn popularity over time - boys
422 total births recorded since 1919 (Harlyn as boys' name)
Harlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (995 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Harlyn's strongest decade.
995 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Harlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
995 births
- 2020s
2020s
790 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 995 births (54% of all-time use).
How Harlyn 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 Harlyn's total volume
Harlyn by state
Where Harlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 149 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 112 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 82 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 70 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 61 | 3.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 59 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 58 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 57 | 3.1% |
149 of 1,843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Harlyn appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Harlyn's data
- Harlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (995 total births) through the 2020s (790) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Harlyns (149 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 Harlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Harlyn 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.