Harlie
The Story of Harlie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Harlie as a girl name dates back to 1940, when 5 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 173 newborns named Harlie — #1,224 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Harlie on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Harlie ranks #2,552 for girls with 69 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Harlie on the record books as a boy name in 1883, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 37 Harlies were born — ranking #1,124 that year. About 27% of every Harlie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Harlie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 778 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Harlie
Harlie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Harlie's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,200. Use the chart and map above to compare Harlie'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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