Harlene
Harlene was the 15743rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 755th with 81 babies. More babies were named Harlene in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,743 girls, up 234 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193781 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,124babies recorded
Harlene popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,743 | 5 |
| 2020 | #15,977 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #6,584 | 7 |
| 1960 | #4,576 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,150 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,064 | 46 |
| 1930 | #3,173 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Harlene, counting every spelling?
Harlene is a spelling of Harlyn, a name family that ranked #1,095 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #15,743 for Harlene on its own. Together these spellings went to 204 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlyn | 87 | #2,142 | 663 |
| Harlynn | 86 | #2,161 | 512 |
| Harleen | 26 | #5,024 | 188 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Harlene?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harlene (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Harlene born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harlene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harlene?
About 500 people born in the US named Harlene are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 68 and 85. That makes Harlene a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Harlene by state
How common Harlene was among girls born in each state in 1935–1939, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.9×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Harlene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harlene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harlene
How popular is the name Harlene?
Harlene was the 15743rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 755th with 81 babies. More babies were named Harlene in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Harlene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Harlene in the US.
Where was Harlene most popular?
In 1935–1939, Harlene was most common in California (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Michigan.