Harlyn
Harlyn was the 2142nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1128th with 221 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 278 places. More babies were named Harlyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,142 girls, down 508 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 87girls
- Girls and boys
- 88% girls, 12% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,265babies recorded
Harlyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,142 | #4,304 | 87 | 24 |
| 2020 | #1,634 | #6,423 | 127 | 13 |
| 2010 | #6,260 | #10,043 | 21 | 7 |
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| 1930 | — | #2,357 | — | 12 |
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How popular is Harlyn, counting every spelling?
Harlyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,095 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,142 for Harlyn 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 Harlyn?
87 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harlyn (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Harlyn 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 96 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harlyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harlyn?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Harlyn are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Harlyn 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.
Harlyn by state
How common Harlyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (5.3×), Georgia (2.2×), Tennessee (2.1×). In 31 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
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Questions about the name Harlyn
How popular is the name Harlyn?
Harlyn was the 2142nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1128th with 221 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 278 places. More babies were named Harlyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Harlyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 88% girls, 12% boys given the name Harlyn in the US.
Where is Harlyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Harlyn was most common in Kentucky (0.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Tennessee.