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Harley name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Harley ranks #418 in female records (748 reported) and #1,083 in male records (199 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#418 · 748 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 49 female records (797 to 748); rank moved from #396 to #418.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 298 female records (1,046 to 748); rank moved from #305 to #418.
2025 male rank and count
#1,083 · 199 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 20 male records (219 to 199); rank moved from #1,020 to #1,083.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 48 male records (247 to 199); rank moved from #920 to #1,083.
Peak year in available data
2017: 1,532 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Harley becoming more popular?

Harley's reported female count decreased by 49 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #396 to #418. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Harley in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for HarleyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,5320201620252016: 1,433 female records2017: 1,532 female records2018: 1,415 female records2019: 1,221 female records2020: 1,115 female records2021: 1,046 female records2022: 981 female records2023: 891 female records2024: 797 female records2025: 748 female records2016: 379 male records2017: 401 male records2018: 300 male records2019: 286 male records2020: 300 male records2021: 247 male records2022: 253 male records2023: 221 male records2024: 219 male records2025: 199 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20257484181991,083
20247973962191,020
2023891345221998
2022981329253916
20211,046305247920
20201,115286300781
20191,221273286804
20181,415223300775
20171,532202401647
20161,433224379674

Questions about Harley’s popularity

How common is Harley in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Harley ranks #418 in female records (748 reported) and #1,083 in male records (199 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Harley?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Harley only.

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