Girls' name · since 2006

Harlynn

Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 1,310 babies named Harlynn, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,254 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,172 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,310
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

1,310 babies have been named Harlynn since 2006, making it today's #2172 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlynn has been recorded 1,310 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #2172 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.

  • #6,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,172 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,310 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlynn ranks #6,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,172 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,310 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,254 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,172 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,310
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%87.4%
Harlynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Harlynn's 1,310 recorded births place it above 91.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

18 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Harlynn compares

1,310 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Harlynn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Harlynn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,310 376 567,345
Peak-year births 165 21 19,840

Harlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Harlynn's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 165, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Harlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
165
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
050100150200 2006201020132016201920222025 86

Harlynn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (687 births, 52% of the file).

2010s was Harlynn's strongest decade.

687 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Harlynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 687 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Harlynn 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 Harlynn's total volume

Harlynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -40, 5%-47, 8.7%-50, 3.4%-28, 6.3%-41, 6.9%-69, 5.9%-69, 5.5%-146, 6.2%-57, 6.3%-78, 3.4%-27, 10.9%-34, 11.7%-109, 3.2%-37, 6.3%-24, 13.4%Harlynn-20, 12.6%Harlynn
Harlynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Harlynn by state

Where Harlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Harlynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
84 6.4%
#2 California
64 4.9%
#3 Georgia
50 3.8%
#4 Florida
47 3.6%
#5 Ohio
37 2.8%
#6 Indiana
29 2.2%
#7 Kentucky
28 2.1%
#8 Illinois
27 2.1%
Texas share of Harlynn's total US births 6.4%
Even split

84 of 1,310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Harlynn appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harlynn?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 1,310 babies named Harlynn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,254 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,172 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 165 births.
Where does Harlynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harlynn ranks #6,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,172 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Harlynn most popular?
Harlynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 687 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Harlynn most popular?
The top states for the name Harlynn are Texas (84 births), California (64 births), Georgia (50 births).
How long has the name Harlynn been used?
Harlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Harlynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harper, Harriet, Harmony, Harley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Harlynn's data

  • Harlynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (687 total births) through the 2020s (586) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Harlynns (84 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.

Keep exploring Harlynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Harlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2025 (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 Harlynn 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.