Harlow

Girl name

Harlow has been given to 16,655 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 2023 and currently ranks #309 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈhaɹ.loʊ/

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

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,655

Peak year

2023 (1,455 babies)

Rank in 2025

#309 for girls

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▲ +47%

Gender split

84% girls / 16% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Harlow.

16,656 babies since 1954

16,640 babies since 1918

16,629 babies since 1897

16,739 babies since 1880

16,762 babies since 1884

16,478 babies since 1880

16,123 babies since 1880

16,064 babies since 1914

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