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Harlan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Harlan?

The less frequently given name Harlan was the 746th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #253 in 1924 with 518 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Harlan in any given year was 5 in 1883.

Approximately during the years 1891-1894, 1900-1904, 1908-1916, 1917-1924, and 2005-2013, the name Harlan took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1962-1966, and 1970-1974.

Where is the name Harlan popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

Harlan's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Harlan has risen.

The name Harlan still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Harlan (Girl)Harlan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 24 5,337 316 746
2017 34 4,238 296 788
2016 27 5,035 274 828
2015 33 4,325 274 823
2014 21 6,067 224 941
2013 20 6,324 252 846
2012 16 7,576 178 1,066
2011 15 7,927 160 1,133
2010 17 7,312 157 1,169
2009 7 14,213 142 1,252
2008 9 11,934 125 1,367
2007 < 5 -- 89 1,704
2006 < 5 -- 88 1,632
2005 5 17,405 69 1,860
2004 < 5 -- 58 2,061
2003 < 5 -- 68 1,771
2002 < 5 -- 66 1,751
2001 < 5 -- 63 1,784
2000 < 5 -- 82 1,491
1999 < 5 -- 59 1,737
1998 < 5 -- 75 1,482
1997 < 5 -- 53 1,800
1996 < 5 -- 51 1,792
1995 < 5 -- 77 1,342
1994 < 5 -- 76 1,341
1993 < 5 -- 63 1,479
1992 < 5 -- 65 1,421
1991 < 5 -- 75 1,300
1990 < 5 -- 89 1,151
1989 < 5 -- 57 1,463
1988 < 5 -- 67 1,251
1987 < 5 -- 68 1,164
1986 < 5 -- 65 1,178
1985 < 5 -- 72 1,100
1984 < 5 -- 64 1,137
1983 < 5 -- 68 1,085
1982 < 5 -- 92 936
1981 < 5 -- 95 925
1980 < 5 -- 85 976
1979 < 5 -- 89 930
1978 < 5 -- 77 985
1977 < 5 -- 82 946
1976 < 5 -- 94 862
1975 < 5 -- 94 859
1974 < 5 -- 72 966
1973 < 5 -- 93 825
1972 < 5 -- 115 739
1971 < 5 -- 110 776
1970 < 5 -- 139 706
1969 < 5 -- 121 711
1968 < 5 -- 141 639
1967 < 5 -- 152 608
1966 < 5 -- 146 616
1965 < 5 -- 167 589
1964 < 5 -- 195 567
1963 < 5 -- 204 555
1962 < 5 -- 236 514
1961 < 5 -- 228 525
1960 < 5 -- 234 518
1959 < 5 -- 218 533
1958 < 5 -- 243 499
1957 < 5 -- 269 474
1956 < 5 -- 253 476
1955 < 5 -- 298 422
1954 < 5 -- 273 440
1953 < 5 -- 274 427
1952 < 5 -- 317 386
1951 < 5 -- 301 389
1950 < 5 -- 273 408
1949 < 5 -- 315 379
1948 < 5 -- 320 381
1947 < 5 -- 335 375
1946 < 5 -- 335 354
1945 < 5 -- 322 333
1944 < 5 -- 281 357
1943 < 5 -- 352 326
1942 < 5 -- 356 321
1941 < 5 -- 352 309
1940 < 5 -- 301 330
1939 < 5 -- 349 299
1938 < 5 -- 379 283
1937 < 5 -- 332 296
1936 < 5 -- 400 269
1935 < 5 -- 388 275
1934 < 5 -- 393 273
1933 < 5 -- 365 276
1932 < 5 -- 436 260
1931 < 5 -- 424 264
1930 < 5 -- 425 275
1929 < 5 -- 356 295
1928 < 5 -- 435 272
1927 < 5 -- 427 273
1926 < 5 -- 407 282
1925 7 4,189 470 263
1924 < 5 -- 518 253
1923 < 5 -- 432 270
1922 < 5 -- 387 284
1921 < 5 -- 415 273
1920 < 5 -- 331 319
1919 < 5 -- 307 317
1918 < 5 -- 321 315
1917 < 5 -- 268 332
1916 < 5 -- 294 304
1915 < 5 -- 266 320
1914 < 5 -- 211 312
1913 < 5 -- 140 349
1912 < 5 -- 101 382
1911 < 5 -- 63 345
1910 < 5 -- 41 426
1909 < 5 -- 33 441
1908 < 5 -- 31 431
1907 < 5 -- 35 382
1906 < 5 -- 24 458
1905 < 5 -- 25 437
1904 < 5 -- 31 363
1903 < 5 -- 16 560
1902 < 5 -- 24 418
1901 < 5 -- 20 429
1900 < 5 -- 19 567
1899 < 5 -- 21 407
1898 < 5 -- 11 681
1897 < 5 -- 21 417
1896 < 5 -- 12 653
1895 < 5 -- 12 621
1894 < 5 -- 17 489
1893 < 5 -- 10 675
1892 < 5 -- 12 617
1891 < 5 -- 8 730
1890 < 5 -- 13 547
1889 < 5 -- 14 510
1888 < 5 -- 14 538
1887 < 5 -- 8 711
1886 < 5 -- 12 559
1885 < 5 -- 10 618
1884 < 5 -- 14 513
1883 < 5 -- 5 958
1882 < 5 -- 8 726
1881 < 5 -- 13 492
1880 < 5 -- 8 707

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.