Is Harlene a boy or girl name?

Harlene is a girl’s name. Of the 1,124 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Harlene

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Harlene was most popular in 1937, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,367 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,124 people named Harlene.

Harlene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harlene’s peak in 1937. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harlene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harlene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,124 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Harlene

Where Harlene 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