Harlyn
Harlyn is a small village on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated inland from Harlyn Bay three miles from Padstow and about one mile from St. Merryn.
Meaning & Origin of Harlyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harlyn is a small village on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated inland from Harlyn Bay three miles from Padstow and about one mile from St. Merryn.
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The Story of Harlyn
As a girl name
Harlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 221 Harlyns were born — ranking #1,128 that year. As of 2026, Harlyn ranks #1,323 for girls with 171 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 2K Harlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Harlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 19 Harlyns were born — ranking #5,071 that year. As of 2026, Harlyn ranks #5,467 for boys with 17 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 432 Harlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Harlyn
Harlyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Harlyn's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,128. Use the chart and map above to compare Harlyn'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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