Harley Name Popularity

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How popular is Harley?

The somewhat popular name Harley was the 225th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #202 in 2017 with 1,522 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Harley in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1976.

Approximately during the years 1980-1984, 1985-1994, 2000-2003, and 2014-2017 the name Harley took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Harley became more popular as a girls name in 1994.

Where is the name Harley popularity headed?

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

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

The name Harley is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Harley (Girl)		Harley (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,393	225	291	781
2017		1,522	202	399	648
2016		1,427	224	378	674
2015		1,130	281	392	657
2014		948	349	407	645
2013		875	360	400	618
2012		757	414	382	633
2011		712	438	366	638
2010		716	432	443	573
2009		762	419	463	572
2008		779	411	420	597
2007		668	485	418	601
2006		835	388	497	519
2005		841	375	484	508
2004		876	362	558	461
2003		993	312	613	419
2002		871	342	579	431
2001		820	365	528	457
2000		756	382	537	444
1999		754	381	496	461
1998		825	352	540	429
1997		700	378	566	408
1996		730	368	605	388
1995		752	350	652	366
1994		858	317	789	322
1993		718	356	727	342
1992		456	524	557	407
1991		316	678	350	542
1990		156	1,121	292	589
1989		81	1,690	269	595
1988		35	2,941	228	627
1987		15	5,149	189	667
1986		17	4,602	203	628
1985		16	4,705	226	582
1984		15	4,806	208	586
1983		12	5,569	212	580
1982		12	5,657	247	547
1981		11	6,022	244	536
1980		9	6,977	281	507
1979		8	7,545	244	549
1978		7	7,915	237	538
1977		7	7,808	189	612
1976		< 5	--	169	632
1975		8	6,727	141	700
1974		< 5	--	169	620
1973		< 5	--	130	704
1972		5	8,724	135	689
1971		5	8,765	134	714
1970		6	7,375	129	725
1969		< 5	--	113	735
1968		5	7,400	123	679
1967		< 5	--	125	669
1966		< 5	--	140	626
1965		< 5	--	124	667
1964		< 5	--	148	639
1963		< 5	--	134	676
1962		< 5	--	138	662
1961		< 5	--	166	615
1960		< 5	--	172	599
1959		< 5	--	178	587
1958		< 5	--	176	585
1957		< 5	--	235	505
1956		< 5	--	236	492
1955		< 5	--	226	489
1954		< 5	--	243	467
1953		5	6,003	256	448
1952		5	5,883	272	420
1951		< 5	--	257	425
1950		< 5	--	265	413
1949		< 5	--	303	385
1948		< 5	--	295	395
1947		< 5	--	336	374
1946		< 5	--	318	366
1945		< 5	--	307	343
1944		< 5	--	309	340
1943		< 5	--	354	325
1942		< 5	--	319	341
1941		< 5	--	326	326
1940		< 5	--	346	300
1939		7	3,582	333	305
1938		7	3,627	348	293
1937		< 5	--	364	284
1936		< 5	--	354	287
1935		< 5	--	364	284
1934		< 5	--	375	278
1933		6	3,927	353	280
1932		8	3,408	395	275
1931		< 5	--	440	259
1930		6	4,254	454	264
1929		< 5	--	425	270
1928		< 5	--	484	254
1927		6	4,516	456	267
1926		< 5	--	492	253
1925		8	3,833	462	264
1924		9	3,492	522	252
1923		< 5	--	478	256
1922		< 5	--	525	247
1921		< 5	--	537	242
1920		< 5	--	484	250
1919		6	4,484	453	249
1918		< 5	--	491	240
1917		< 5	--	430	243
1916		6	4,124	454	234
1915		< 5	--	434	229
1914		< 5	--	322	235
1913		< 5	--	204	269
1912		< 5	--	197	253
1911		< 5	--	88	279
1910		< 5	--	89	259
1909		< 5	--	73	261
1908		< 5	--	71	251
1907		< 5	--	75	238
1906		< 5	--	52	276
1905		< 5	--	69	238
1904		< 5	--	56	257
1903		< 5	--	65	226
1902		< 5	--	83	196
1901		< 5	--	63	217
1900		< 5	--	79	225
1899		< 5	--	59	220
1898		< 5	--	71	208
1897		< 5	--	82	186
1896		< 5	--	64	222
1895		< 5	--	68	209
1894		< 5	--	63	213
1893		< 5	--	76	191
1892		< 5	--	91	174
1891		< 5	--	64	195
1890		< 5	--	52	231
1889		< 5	--	60	214
1888		< 5	--	82	182
1887		< 5	--	77	164
1886		< 5	--	73	183
1885		< 5	--	51	232
1884		< 5	--	73	189
1883		< 5	--	63	188
1882		< 5	--	75	181
1881		< 5	--	61	188
1880		< 5	--	70	181

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.