Harlie
A respelling of Harley, from an English surname based on a place name combining the Old English hara, a hare, with leah, a clearing or wood.
Harlie in 2025
Harlie was given to 70 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,478th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 47,362 babies born.
The history of Harlie
Harlie reached its highest point in 2001, when 178 babies were given the name, ranking 2,028th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,824th, in 1888.
Across the 143 years of records since 1883, 5,270 babies have been named Harlie. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Harlie has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Harlie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Harlie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 1,824 |
| 1890s | 20 | 2,488 |
| 1900s | 18 | 2,276 |
| 1910s | 179 | 2,279 |
| 1920s | 210 | 2,759 |
| 1930s | 130 | 3,445 |
| 1940s | 109 | 3,878 |
| 1950s | 55 | 5,166 |
| 1960s | 19 | 7,480 |
| 1970s | 7 | 10,036 |
| 1980s | 17 | 8,085 |
| 1990s | 941 | 2,088 |
| 2000s | 1,549 | 2,028 |
| 2010s | 1,439 | 2,527 |
| 2020s | 565 | 3,006 |
Where Harlie is heading
Harlie has fallen 53% over the past decade, from 150 babies in 2015 to 70 in 2025.
Names like Harlie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Harlie.