Is Harlowe a boy or girl name?

Harlowe is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,060 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 93.8% were girls and 6.2% were boys.

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Harlowe

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Harlowe was most popular in 2024, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,912 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,989, with 128 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,060 people named Harlowe.

Harlowe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harlowe’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harlowe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harlowe is mostly a girl’s name — 93.8% of the 1,060 Americans given it were girls and 6.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 95% girls and 5% 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 Harlowe

Where Harlowe 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