Data through 2025

Harlem name popularity in the United States

Harlem ranked #970 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 236 boys named Harlem.

Rank#970

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded236

SSA

Peak year2023

254 recorded

Five-year change-4.8%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Harlem for boys and girls

Girls

147

38.4% in 2025 · data from 2000 to 2025

Boys

236

61.6% in 2025 · data from 1975 to 2025

Harlem in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys236#970
2025girls147#1458
2024boys220#1013
2024girls177#1302
2023boys254#911
2023girls155#1439
2022boys237#956
2022girls129#1638
2021boys240#943
2021girls141#1498
2020boys248#905
2020girls158#1373
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys236#970
2025girls147#1458
2024boys220#1013
2024girls177#1302
2023boys254#911
2023girls155#1439
2022boys237#956
2022girls129#1638
2021boys240#943
2021girls141#1498
2020boys248#905
2020girls158#1373
2019boys242#908
2019girls133#1598
2018boys210#984
2018girls100#1968
2017boys176#1104
2017girls101#1964
2016boys184#1073
2016girls93#2093
2015boys203#1006
2015girls90#2123
2014boys199#1022
2014girls70#2535
2013boys160#1135
2013girls55#3005
2012boys95#1626
2012girls43#3644
2011boys88#1687
2011girls28#4915
2010boys103#1552
2010girls31#4608
2009boys86#1762
2009girls40#3870
2008boys71#1981
2008girls17#7408
2007boys51#2473
2007girls14#8520
2006boys53#2348
2006girls7#13606
2005boys33#3091
2004boys20#4264
2004girls5#16099
2003boys11#6258
2003girls6#13844
2002boys7#8456
2000boys5#10349
2000girls5#15031
1975boys5#5464

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Harlem’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+16.3%
Change since peak-7.1%