Masculine dossier · first seen 1907

Harlen

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1936

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1907Peak 19362024

Peak year

1936

Decline from peak

4.6%

2024

All-time

3,345

Harlen 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 1936, when 65 boys were named Harlen.

In 2024, only 62 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,345 Americans have been named Harlen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1907.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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