Harley is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Harley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,083 among boys (199) and #418 among girls (748) — overall #684 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 947 | 947 | #418 | #1,083 |
| 2024 | 1,016 | 1,016 | #396 | #1,020 |
| 2023 | 1,112 | 1,112 | #345 | #998 |
| 2022 | 1,234 | 1,234 | #329 | #916 |
| 2021 | 1,293 | 1,293 | #305 | #920 |
| 2020 | 1,415 | 1,415 | #286 | #781 |
| 2019 | 1,507 | 1,507 | #273 | #804 |
| 2018 | 1,715 | 1,715 | #223 | #775 |
| 2017 | 1,933 | 1,933 | #202 | #647 |
| 2016 | 1,812 | 1,812 | #224 | #674 |
| 2015 | 1,531 | 1,531 | #278 | #654 |
| 2014 | 1,360 | 1,360 | #350 | #640 |
| 2013 | 1,281 | 1,281 | #359 | #616 |
| 2012 | 1,144 | 1,144 | #413 | #632 |
| 2011 | 1,086 | 1,086 | #436 | #633 |
| 2010 | 1,166 | 1,166 | #431 | #564 |
| 2009 | 1,229 | 1,229 | #419 | #568 |
| 2008 | 1,203 | 1,203 | #411 | #596 |
| 2007 | 1,088 | 1,088 | #485 | #601 |
| 2006 | 1,334 | 1,334 | #388 | #518 |
| 2005 | 1,329 | 1,329 | #375 | #505 |
| 2004 | 1,436 | 1,436 | #362 | #461 |
| 2003 | 1,612 | 1,612 | #311 | #417 |
| 2002 | 1,452 | 1,452 | #342 | #428 |
| 2001 | 1,349 | 1,349 | #365 | #458 |
| 2000 | 1,294 | 1,294 | #382 | #444 |
| 1999 | 1,252 | 1,252 | #381 | #459 |
| 1998 | 1,366 | 1,366 | #352 | #429 |
| 1997 | 1,266 | — | #379 | #409 |
| 1996 | 1,335 | — | #368 | #388 |
| 1995 | 1,404 | — | #350 | #366 |
| 1994 | 1,647 | — | #317 | #322 |
| 1993 | 1,446 | — | #356 | #342 |
| 1992 | 1,013 | — | #525 | #407 |
| 1991 | 666 | — | #678 | #543 |
| 1990 | 449 | — | #1,114 | #589 |
| 1989 | 350 | — | #1,691 | #596 |
| 1988 | 264 | — | #2,891 | #627 |
| 1987 | 203 | — | #5,398 | #667 |
| 1986 | 220 | — | #4,603 | #628 |
| 1985 | 242 | — | #4,706 | #582 |
| 1984 | 224 | — | #4,807 | #585 |
| 1983 | 225 | — | #5,574 | #578 |
| 1982 | 259 | — | #5,659 | #548 |
| 1981 | 254 | — | #6,490 | #536 |
| 1980 | 291 | — | #6,453 | #508 |
| 1979 | 252 | — | #7,547 | #547 |
| 1978 | 244 | — | #7,919 | #538 |
| 1977 | 196 | — | #7,809 | #613 |
| 1976 | 169 | — | — | #632 |
| 1975 | 149 | — | #6,724 | #700 |
| 1974 | 169 | — | — | #620 |
| 1973 | 130 | — | — | #704 |
| 1972 | 140 | — | #8,726 | #689 |
| 1971 | 140 | — | #7,713 | #716 |
| 1970 | 135 | — | #7,380 | #725 |
| 1969 | 113 | — | — | #737 |
| 1968 | 128 | — | #7,402 | #679 |
| 1967 | 125 | — | — | #669 |
| 1966 | 140 | — | — | #627 |
| 1965 | 123 | — | — | #670 |
| 1964 | 147 | — | — | #643 |
| 1963 | 134 | — | — | #677 |
| 1962 | 138 | — | — | #662 |
| 1961 | 167 | — | — | #615 |
| 1960 | 172 | — | — | #598 |
| 1959 | 177 | — | — | #587 |
| 1958 | 177 | — | — | #583 |
| 1957 | 234 | — | — | #508 |
| 1956 | 237 | — | — | #492 |
| 1955 | 225 | — | — | #490 |
| 1954 | 243 | — | — | #468 |
| 1953 | 261 | — | #6,002 | #448 |
| 1952 | 277 | — | #5,880 | #420 |
| 1951 | 257 | — | — | #425 |
| 1950 | 265 | — | — | #413 |
| 1949 | 303 | — | — | #385 |
| 1948 | 295 | — | — | #396 |
| 1947 | 336 | — | — | #374 |
| 1946 | 318 | — | — | #366 |
| 1945 | 308 | — | — | #343 |
| 1944 | 309 | — | — | #340 |
| 1943 | 355 | — | — | #325 |
| 1942 | 319 | — | — | #341 |
| 1941 | 326 | — | — | #326 |
| 1940 | 346 | — | — | #300 |
| 1939 | 340 | — | #3,582 | #305 |
| 1938 | 357 | — | #3,627 | #292 |
| 1937 | 363 | — | — | #284 |
| 1936 | 354 | — | — | #287 |
| 1935 | 364 | — | — | #284 |
| 1934 | 375 | — | — | #278 |
| 1933 | 358 | — | #3,926 | #280 |
| 1932 | 404 | — | #3,407 | #275 |
| 1931 | 440 | — | — | #259 |
| 1930 | 460 | — | #4,257 | #264 |
| 1929 | 427 | — | — | #269 |
| 1928 | 484 | — | — | #254 |
| 1927 | 462 | — | #4,516 | #267 |
| 1926 | 492 | — | — | #253 |
| 1925 | 470 | — | #3,833 | #264 |
| 1924 | 531 | — | #3,492 | #252 |
| 1923 | 478 | — | — | #256 |
| 1922 | 525 | — | — | #247 |
| 1921 | 537 | — | — | #242 |
| 1920 | 484 | — | — | #250 |
| 1919 | 458 | — | #4,484 | #249 |
| 1918 | 491 | — | — | #240 |
| 1917 | 430 | — | — | #243 |
| 1916 | 460 | — | #4,124 | #234 |
| 1915 | 434 | — | — | #229 |
| 1914 | 322 | — | — | #235 |
| 1913 | 204 | — | — | #269 |
| 1912 | 197 | — | — | #253 |
| 1911 | 88 | — | — | #279 |
| 1910 | 89 | — | — | #259 |
| 1909 | 73 | — | — | #261 |
| 1908 | 71 | — | — | #251 |
| 1907 | 75 | — | — | #238 |
| 1906 | 52 | — | — | #275 |
| 1905 | 69 | — | — | #238 |
| 1904 | 56 | — | — | #257 |
| 1903 | 65 | — | — | #226 |
| 1902 | 83 | — | — | #196 |
| 1901 | 63 | — | — | #217 |
| 1900 | 79 | — | — | #225 |
| 1899 | 59 | — | — | #220 |
| 1898 | 71 | — | — | #208 |
| 1897 | 82 | — | — | #186 |
| 1896 | 64 | — | — | #222 |
| 1895 | 68 | — | — | #209 |
| 1894 | 63 | — | — | #213 |
| 1893 | 76 | — | — | #191 |
| 1892 | 91 | — | — | #174 |
| 1891 | 64 | — | — | #195 |
| 1890 | 52 | — | — | #231 |
| 1889 | 60 | — | — | #214 |
| 1888 | 82 | — | — | #182 |
| 1887 | 77 | — | — | #164 |
| 1886 | 73 | — | — | #183 |
| 1885 | 51 | — | — | #232 |
| 1884 | 73 | — | — | #189 |
| 1883 | 63 | — | — | #188 |
| 1882 | 75 | — | — | #181 |
| 1881 | 61 | — | — | #188 |
| 1880 | 70 | — | — | #181 |