Is Harlen a boy or girl name?

Harlen is a boy’s name. Of the 3,520 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.3% were girls and 96.7% were boys.

Harlen

Recorded 1907–2025 · United States

Harlen was most popular in 2023, when 80 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,128 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,466, with 70 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,520 people named Harlen.

Harlen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harlen’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harlen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harlen is a boy’s name — 3.3% of the 3,520 Americans given it were girls and 96.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Harlen

Where Harlen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org