Baby name

Harlan

Boy

Rising name

1924 was its best year: 519 births, or 1 baby in 4,589. The momentum is recent: births are up 58% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. In 2025, it ranked No. 617.

26,481births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 253rank at its peak, in 1924

Where babies named Harlan are born

1924

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The darker the blue, the more common Harlan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Harlan is most common in South Dakota (8.3 times), Iowa (6.1) and North Dakota (5.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Harland 5,813
Arlan 3,434
Harlen 3,405
Harlin 1,879
Harlon 1,858
Marlan 1,222

Names from the same era

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