Harlowe
Harlowe was the 1784th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1677th with 122 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,837 places. More babies were named Harlowe in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Harlow) rock hill or army hill (English place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,784 girls, up 946 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 113girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,060babies recorded
What does the name Harlowe mean?
Harlowe is a spelling of Harlow, pronounced the same way, so it shares Harlow's meaning and origin.
Harlow is an English place name, the town in Essex, which became a surname and then a first name. Wiktionary derives it from Old English hlāw, "mound, hill", with a first element that is either hær, "rock, heap of stones", or here, "army". As a girls' name it is a 21st-century American use, often tied to the 1930s film star Jean Harlow (born Harlean Carpentier), whom Dictionary.com lists under the name.
hlǣw (Old English, “mound, hill”)here (Old English, “army”)hær (Old English, “rock, heap of stones”)
How sure is this? Probable. The second element (hill) is clear; the first may be 'army' or 'rock'.
Related names: Harley, Marlowe.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Harlow', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Harlow', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Harlowe popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,784 | #5,954 | 113 | 15 |
| 2020 | #2,730 | — | 61 | — |
| 2010 | #5,307 | — | 26 | — |
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How popular is Harlowe, counting every spelling?
Harlowe is a spelling of Harlow, a name family that ranked #297 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,784 for Harlowe on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,094 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 981 | #309 | 5,814 |
| Harlowe | 113 | #1,784 | 476 |
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 Harlowe?
113 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harlowe (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Harlowe 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harlowe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harlowe?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Harlowe are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Harlowe a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Harlowe by state
How common Harlowe was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 36 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 Harlowe: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harlowe, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harlowe
What does Harlowe mean?
Harlowe is a spelling of Harlow, which means “rock hill or army hill (English place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Harlowe?
Harlowe was the 1784th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1677th with 122 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,837 places. More babies were named Harlowe in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Harlowe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Harlowe in the US.
Where is Harlowe most popular?
In 2021–2025, Harlowe was most common in Colorado (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Michigan.