Harlem

Given to 5,182 US babies since 1975

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#1458

recorded as girls

156 since 2024

#970

recorded as boys

43 since 2024

Babies in 2025

383

girls 147 · boys 236

Peak year

2023

254 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

5,182

since 1975

Born a Harlem? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Harlem was most popular in 2023, when 254 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). In 2025, 236 babies were named Harlem, ranking #970 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	147	1458	236	970
2024	177	1302	220	1013
2023	155	1439	254	911
2022	129	1638	237	956
2021	141	1498	240	943
2020	158	1373	248	905
2019	133	1598	242	908
2018	100	1968	210	984
2017	101	1964	176	1104
2016	93	2093	184	1073
2015	90	2123	203	1006
2014	70	2535	199	1022
2013	55	3005	160	1135
2012	43	3644	95	1626
2011	28	4915	88	1687
2010	31	4608	103	1552
2009	40	3870	86	1762
2008	17	7408	71	1981
2007	14	8520	51	2473
2006	7	13606	53	2348
2005	<5	—	33	3091
2004	5	16099	20	4264
2003	6	13844	11	6258
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