Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Harlan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Harlan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1924

Peak rank proxy

519

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19242024

Peak year

1924

Decline from peak

20.8%

2024

411

All-time

26,026

Harlan is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1924, when 519 boys were named Harlan.

In 2024, only 411 boys were given the name.

All told, about 26,026 Americans have been named Harlan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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