unisex name
Harlie
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,365
Northern Ireland
#523
2016 births
Harlie is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 85% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2001, when 178 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 47,364 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Harlie started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1883.
Harlie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 20 |
| 1900s | 18 |
| 1910s | 179 |
| 1920s | 210 |
| 1930s | 130 |
| 1940s | 109 |
| 1950s | 55 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 17 |
| 1990s | 941 |
| 2000s | 1,549 |
| 2010s | 1,439 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 565 |
How popular is Harlie?
In 2025, Harlie was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Harlie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Harlie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Harlie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Harlie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Harlie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Harlie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Harlie
How popular is the name Harlie?
In 2025, Harlie was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Harlie a girl's or a boy's name?
Harlie is used for both girls and boys. About 85% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Harlie most popular?
Harlie peaked in 2001, when 178 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Harlie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Harlie currently ranks #730 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Harlie originally a boys' or girls' name?
Harlie was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.