Harlan is an established boys' name that peaked in 1924 and remains in steady use.
Harlan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #617 among boys (454) and #4,015 among girls (36) — overall #1,186 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 490 | 490 | #4,015 | #617 |
| 2024 | 456 | 456 | #3,536 | #666 |
| 2023 | 468 | 468 | #3,243 | #654 |
| 2022 | 397 | 397 | #3,790 | #728 |
| 2021 | 475 | 475 | #3,637 | #638 |
| 2020 | 399 | 399 | #4,390 | #692 |
| 2019 | 299 | 299 | #5,861 | #818 |
| 2018 | 343 | 343 | #5,373 | #744 |
| 2017 | 331 | 331 | #4,251 | #788 |
| 2016 | 301 | 301 | #5,047 | #829 |
| 2015 | 308 | 308 | #4,335 | #822 |
| 2014 | 245 | 245 | #6,074 | #942 |
| 2013 | 272 | 272 | #6,334 | #846 |
| 2012 | 194 | 194 | #7,585 | #1,067 |
| 2011 | 175 | 175 | #7,934 | #1,134 |
| 2010 | 174 | 174 | #7,317 | #1,169 |
| 2009 | 149 | 149 | #14,221 | #1,253 |
| 2008 | 134 | 134 | #11,948 | #1,368 |
| 2007 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,705 |
| 2006 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,632 |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #17,416 | #1,860 |
| 2004 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,061 |
| 2003 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,771 |
| 2002 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,751 |
| 2001 | 63 | 63 | — | #1,784 |
| 2000 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,491 |
| 1999 | 59 | 59 | — | #1,738 |
| 1998 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,483 |
| 1997 | 53 | — | — | #1,800 |
| 1996 | 51 | — | — | #1,793 |
| 1995 | 77 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1994 | 76 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1993 | 63 | — | — | #1,479 |
| 1992 | 65 | — | — | #1,421 |
| 1991 | 75 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1990 | 89 | — | — | #1,151 |
| 1989 | 57 | — | — | #1,464 |
| 1988 | 67 | — | — | #1,251 |
| 1987 | 68 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1986 | 65 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1985 | 72 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1984 | 64 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1983 | 68 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1982 | 92 | — | — | #937 |
| 1981 | 95 | — | — | #925 |
| 1980 | 85 | — | — | #976 |
| 1979 | 89 | — | — | #930 |
| 1978 | 77 | — | — | #985 |
| 1977 | 82 | — | — | #945 |
| 1976 | 94 | — | — | #862 |
| 1975 | 94 | — | — | #859 |
| 1974 | 72 | — | — | #965 |
| 1973 | 93 | — | — | #826 |
| 1972 | 115 | — | — | #738 |
| 1971 | 110 | — | — | #776 |
| 1970 | 139 | — | — | #706 |
| 1969 | 121 | — | — | #711 |
| 1968 | 141 | — | — | #639 |
| 1967 | 152 | — | — | #608 |
| 1966 | 146 | — | — | #616 |
| 1965 | 168 | — | — | #587 |
| 1964 | 194 | — | — | #569 |
| 1963 | 204 | — | — | #555 |
| 1962 | 237 | — | — | #513 |
| 1961 | 227 | — | — | #526 |
| 1960 | 234 | — | — | #518 |
| 1959 | 217 | — | — | #535 |
| 1958 | 245 | — | — | #497 |
| 1957 | 269 | — | — | #475 |
| 1956 | 253 | — | — | #477 |
| 1955 | 299 | — | — | #422 |
| 1954 | 272 | — | — | #441 |
| 1953 | 274 | — | — | #425 |
| 1952 | 317 | — | — | #386 |
| 1951 | 301 | — | — | #389 |
| 1950 | 273 | — | — | #408 |
| 1949 | 315 | — | — | #379 |
| 1948 | 320 | — | — | #381 |
| 1947 | 335 | — | — | #375 |
| 1946 | 335 | — | — | #354 |
| 1945 | 322 | — | — | #333 |
| 1944 | 281 | — | — | #357 |
| 1943 | 352 | — | — | #326 |
| 1942 | 356 | — | — | #321 |
| 1941 | 352 | — | — | #309 |
| 1940 | 301 | — | — | #330 |
| 1939 | 349 | — | — | #299 |
| 1938 | 379 | — | — | #283 |
| 1937 | 332 | — | — | #296 |
| 1936 | 400 | — | — | #269 |
| 1935 | 388 | — | — | #275 |
| 1934 | 393 | — | — | #273 |
| 1933 | 365 | — | — | #276 |
| 1932 | 437 | — | — | #259 |
| 1931 | 423 | — | — | #266 |
| 1930 | 425 | — | — | #275 |
| 1929 | 354 | — | — | #296 |
| 1928 | 435 | — | — | #272 |
| 1927 | 427 | — | — | #273 |
| 1926 | 407 | — | — | #282 |
| 1925 | 477 | — | #4,191 | #263 |
| 1924 | 519 | — | — | #253 |
| 1923 | 432 | — | — | #270 |
| 1922 | 387 | — | — | #284 |
| 1921 | 415 | — | — | #273 |
| 1920 | 331 | — | — | #319 |
| 1919 | 307 | — | — | #317 |
| 1918 | 321 | — | — | #315 |
| 1917 | 268 | — | — | #332 |
| 1916 | 294 | — | — | #304 |
| 1915 | 266 | — | — | #320 |
| 1914 | 211 | — | — | #312 |
| 1913 | 140 | — | — | #349 |
| 1912 | 101 | — | — | #382 |
| 1911 | 63 | — | — | #345 |
| 1910 | 41 | — | — | #426 |
| 1909 | 33 | — | — | #441 |
| 1908 | 31 | — | — | #431 |
| 1907 | 35 | — | — | #382 |
| 1906 | 24 | — | — | #458 |
| 1905 | 25 | — | — | #437 |
| 1904 | 31 | — | — | #363 |
| 1903 | 16 | — | — | #560 |
| 1902 | 24 | — | — | #418 |
| 1901 | 20 | — | — | #429 |
| 1900 | 19 | — | — | #567 |
| 1899 | 21 | — | — | #407 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | — | #681 |
| 1897 | 21 | — | — | #417 |
| 1896 | 12 | — | — | #653 |
| 1895 | 12 | — | — | #621 |
| 1894 | 17 | — | — | #489 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | — | #675 |
| 1892 | 12 | — | — | #617 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #730 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #547 |
| 1889 | 14 | — | — | #510 |
| 1888 | 14 | — | — | #538 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #711 |
| 1886 | 12 | — | — | #559 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | — | #618 |
| 1884 | 14 | — | — | #513 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #958 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | — | #726 |
| 1881 | 13 | — | — | #492 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #707 |