Is Harlyn a boy or girl name?

Harlyn is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,265 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 81.4% were girls and 18.6% were boys.

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Harlyn

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Harlyn was most popular in 2017, when 237 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,956 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,297, with 111 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,265 people named Harlyn.

Harlyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harlyn’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harlyn is mostly a girl’s name — 81.4% of the 2,265 Americans given it were girls and 18.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 91% girls and 9% 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 Harlyn

Where Harlyn 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