Masculine dossier · first seen 1975

Harlem

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2023

Peak rank proxy

254

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1975Peak 20232024

Peak year

2023

Decline from peak

13.4%

2024

220

All-time

3,199

Harlem has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2023, when 254 boys were named Harlem.

In 2024, only 220 boys were given the name.

Down 13.4% from its peak.

All told, about 3,199 Americans have been named Harlem and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1975.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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