Is Harlo a boy or girl name?

Harlo is a unisex name. Of the 753 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 59.4% were girls and 40.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Harlo

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Harlo was most popular in 2023, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,190 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,387, with 72 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 753 people named Harlo.

Harlo over time

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

Is Harlo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harlo is a unisex name — 59.4% of the 753 Americans given it were girls and 40.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 68% girls and 32% 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