Harleen
Harleen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Harleen Deol, Indian cricketerFictional charactersDr. Harleen Frances Quinzel or Harley Quinn, a fictional character in DC Comics
Meaning & Origin of Harleen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harleen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Harleen Deol, Indian cricketerFictional charactersDr. Harleen Frances Quinzel or Harley Quinn, a fictional character in DC Comics
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The Story of Harleen
Harleen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1937, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 119 Harleens were born — ranking #1,743 that year. As of 2026, Harleen ranks #5,769 for baby girls with 21 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 1K Harleens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Harleen
Harleen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Harleen's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,743. Use the chart and map above to compare Harleen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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