Is Harlon a boy or girl name?

Harlon is a boy’s name. Of the 1,858 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Harlon

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Harlon was most popular in 1939, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,932 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,858 people named Harlon.

Harlon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harlon’s peak in 1939. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harlon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harlon is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,858 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Harlon

Where Harlon is most concentrated

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

Texas 4.8×

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