Recorded 1944–1946 Girls' name Peak 1946 11 births

Harolene — girls' name

11 babies named Harolene in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s11
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Harolene was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

6 babies were named Harolene in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harolene

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Harolene between 1944 and 1946, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Harolene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harolene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harolene 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 11 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.

Harolene at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

11

Since 1944

3 years of records

Peak year

1946

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1944

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1946

Harolene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1944

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1946)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19461944 5

Harolene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 100% of Harolene's all-time total
1940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harolene?
11 babies have been named Harolene since 1944. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1946 with 6 births.
When was Harolene most popular?
Harolene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Harolene been used?
Harolene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 3 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Harolene?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.