Is Harlin a boy or girl name?

Harlin is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,992 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.7% were girls and 94.3% were boys.

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Harlin

Recorded 1886–2025 · United States

Harlin was most popular in 1924, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,148 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,992 people named Harlin.

Harlin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harlin’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harlin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harlin is mostly a boy’s name — 5.7% of the 1,992 Americans given it were girls and 94.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 27% girls and 73% 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.

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