# Harlow (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/harlow/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “rock”, “army”, “hill” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɑɹ.loʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 16,655 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,669 / 13,986 (84% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,568, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Old English hær (“rock”) or here (“army”) + hlæw (“hill”).

## What it means

Harlow is grouped under mountain and warrior.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 465 | 623 |
| 2012 | 507 | 579 |
| 2013 | 545 | 546 |
| 2014 | 611 | 509 |
| 2015 | 759 | 422 |
| 2016 | 786 | 420 |
| 2017 | 798 | 390 |
| 2018 | 863 | 366 |
| 2019 | 1,009 | 316 |
| 2020 | 959 | 324 |
| 2021 | 1,278 | 237 |
| 2022 | 1,199 | 263 |
| 2023 | 1,273 | 238 |
| 2024 | 1,083 | 293 |
| 2025 | 981 | 309 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 6,367 |
| 2012 | 33 | 3,324 |
| 2013 | 31 | 3,439 |
| 2014 | 35 | 3,172 |
| 2015 | 24 | 4,211 |
| 2016 | 35 | 3,250 |
| 2017 | 38 | 3,088 |
| 2018 | 46 | 2,685 |
| 2019 | 45 | 2,778 |
| 2020 | 61 | 2,246 |
| 2021 | 86 | 1,818 |
| 2022 | 166 | 1,201 |
| 2023 | 182 | 1,151 |
| 2024 | 159 | 1,246 |
| 2025 | 167 | 1,214 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30 | 1,117 |
| 2012 | 64 | 647 |
| 2013 | 64 | 639 |
| 2014 | 86 | 494 |
| 2015 | 105 | 421 |
| 2016 | 166 | 299 |
| 2017 | 170 | 288 |
| 2018 | 214 | 235 |
| 2019 | 187 | 258 |
| 2020 | 273 | 182 |
| 2021 | 354 | 142 |
| 2022 | 329 | 149 |
| 2023 | 305 | 169 |
| 2024 | 207 | 231 |
| 2025 | 133 | 325 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 1,600 |
| 2012 | 29 | 977 |
| 2013 | 22 | 1,147 |
| 2014 | 18 | 1,370 |
| 2015 | 36 | 856 |
| 2016 | 43 | 765 |
| 2017 | 35 | 888 |
| 2018 | 50 | 690 |
| 2019 | 71 | 535 |
| 2020 | 52 | 656 |
| 2021 | 65 | 584 |
| 2022 | 83 | 480 |
| 2023 | 89 | 447 |
| 2024 | 91 | 442 |
| 2025 | 96 | 418 |

## People named Harlow

- Jean Harlow, American film actress (1911–1937)
- Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (1885-1972)
- Harlow Rothert, American shot putter (1908-1997)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.