Harley
Rank in 2025
#418
recorded as girls
Down 22 since 2024
#1081
recorded as boys
Down 62 since 2024
Babies in 2025
947
girls 748 · boys 199
Peak year
1887
77 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
71,872
since 1880
Born a Harley? 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
Harley was most popular in 1887, when 77 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.76 per 1,000). In 2025, 748 babies were named Harley, ranking #418 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 748 | 418 | 199 | 1081 |
| 2024 | 797 | 396 | 219 | 1019 |
| 2023 | 891 | 345 | 221 | 997 |
| 2022 | 981 | 328 | 253 | 913 |
| 2021 | 1,046 | 305 | 247 | 920 |
| 2020 | 1,115 | 286 | 300 | 781 |
| 2019 | 1,221 | 273 | 286 | 802 |
| 2018 | 1,415 | 223 | 300 | 772 |
| 2017 | 1,532 | 202 | 401 | 646 |
| 2016 | 1,433 | 224 | 379 | 674 |
| 2015 | 1,136 | 278 | 395 | 653 |
| 2014 | 949 | 350 | 411 | 639 |
| 2013 | 878 | 359 | 403 | 616 |
| 2012 | 760 | 413 | 384 | 632 |
| 2011 | 716 | 436 | 370 | 632 |
| 2010 | 717 | 431 | 449 | 563 |
| 2009 | 764 | 419 | 465 | 568 |
| 2008 | 781 | 411 | 422 | 595 |
| 2007 | 669 | 485 | 419 | 600 |
| 2006 | 836 | 388 | 498 | 518 |
| 2005 | 842 | 375 | 487 | 505 |
| 2004 | 876 | 362 | 560 | 461 |
| 2003 | 997 | 311 | 615 | 417 |
| 2002 | 871 | 342 | 581 | 428 |
| 2001 | 820 | 365 | 529 | 458 |
| 2000 | 756 | 382 | 538 | 444 |
| 1999 | 754 | 381 | 498 | 459 |
| 1998 | 825 | 352 | 541 | 429 |
| 1997 | 700 | 378 | 566 | 408 |
| 1996 | 730 | 368 | 605 | 388 |
| 1995 | 752 | 349 | 652 | 366 |
| 1994 | 858 | 317 | 789 | 322 |
| 1993 | 718 | 356 | 728 | 342 |
| 1992 | 456 | 522 | 557 | 407 |
| 1991 | 316 | 677 | 350 | 542 |
| 1990 | 157 | 1110 | 292 | 589 |
| 1989 | 81 | 1686 | 269 | 594 |
| 1988 | 36 | 2867 | 228 | 626 |
| 1987 | 14 | 5312 | 189 | 665 |
| 1986 | 17 | 4539 | 203 | 628 |
| 1985 | 16 | 4635 | 226 | 581 |
| 1984 | 15 | 4737 | 209 | 584 |
| 1983 | 12 | 5457 | 213 | 578 |
| 1982 | 12 | 5534 | 247 | 547 |
| 1981 | 10 | 6323 | 244 | 536 |
| 1980 | 10 | 6319 | 281 | 508 |
| 1979 | 8 | 7313 | 244 | 546 |
| 1978 | 7 | 7649 | 237 | 538 |
| 1977 | 7 | 7567 | 189 | 609 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 169 | 631 |
| 1975 | 8 | 6484 | 141 | 700 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 169 | 619 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 130 | 704 |
| 1972 | 5 | 8292 | 135 | 688 |
| 1971 | 6 | 7388 | 134 | 715 |
| 1970 | 6 | 7070 | 129 | 724 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 113 | 736 |
| 1968 | 5 | 7016 | 123 | 679 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 125 | 669 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 140 | 626 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 123 | 668 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 147 | 643 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 134 | 677 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 138 | 662 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 167 | 615 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 172 | 598 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 177 | 587 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 177 | 582 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 234 | 508 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 237 | 492 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 225 | 489 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 243 | 468 |
| 1953 | 5 | 5673 | 256 | 448 |
| 1952 | 5 | 5563 | 272 | 419 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 257 | 425 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 265 | 413 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 303 | 385 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 295 | 395 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 336 | 374 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 318 | 366 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 308 | 342 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 309 | 340 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 355 | 325 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 319 | 341 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 326 | 326 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 346 | 300 |
| 1939 | 7 | 3429 | 333 | 304 |
| 1938 | 7 | 3450 | 350 | 292 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 363 | 284 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 354 | 287 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 364 | 284 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 375 | 277 |
| 1933 | 6 | 3753 | 352 | 280 |
| 1932 | 8 | 3274 | 396 | 275 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 440 | 259 |
| 1930 | 6 | 4047 | 454 | 264 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 427 | 269 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 484 | 254 |
| 1927 | 6 | 4286 | 456 | 267 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 492 | 253 |
| 1925 | 8 | 3664 | 462 | 264 |
| 1924 | 9 | 3393 | 522 | 252 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 478 | 256 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 525 | 247 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 537 | 242 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 484 | 250 |
| 1919 | 6 | 4251 | 452 | 249 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 491 | 240 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 430 | 243 |
| 1916 | 6 | 3919 | 454 | 234 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 434 | 229 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 322 | 235 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 204 | 269 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 197 | 253 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 88 | 279 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 89 | 256 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 73 | 260 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | 71 | 250 |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 75 | 237 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | 52 | 273 |
| 1905 | <5 | — | 69 | 236 |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 56 | 257 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | 65 | 225 |
| 1902 | <5 | — | 83 | 196 |
| 1901 | <5 | — | 63 | 215 |
| 1900 | <5 | — | 79 | 224 |
| 1899 | <5 | — | 59 | 219 |
| 1898 | <5 | — | 71 | 207 |
| 1897 | <5 | — | 82 | 186 |
| 1896 | <5 | — | 64 | 222 |
| 1895 | <5 | — | 68 | 208 |
| 1894 | <5 | — | 63 | 211 |
| 1893 | <5 | — | 76 | 191 |
| 1892 | <5 | — | 91 | 174 |
| 1891 | <5 | — | 64 | 194 |
| 1890 | <5 | — | 52 | 229 |
| 1889 | <5 | — | 60 | 211 |
| 1888 | <5 | — | 82 | 181 |
| 1887 | <5 | — | 77 | 163 |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 73 | 182 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | 51 | 230 |
| 1884 | <5 | — | 73 | 186 |
| 1883 | <5 | — | 63 | 185 |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 75 | 181 |
| 1881 | <5 | — | 61 | 187 |
| 1880 | <5 | — | 70 | 180 |
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Names like Harley
Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.
Where Harley is most popular
- Arkansas1.9×
- Kentucky1.8×
- West Virginia1.7×
- Oklahoma1.7×
- Mississippi1.6×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 43% · boys 57% across all years