unisex name

Harly

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 232

Harly is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 75% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2003, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1929.

Harly over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'20 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Harly by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 6
1990s 64
2000s 87
2010s 41
2020s (to 2021) 5

How popular is Harly?

In 2021, Harly was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Harly is used

England & Wales #4,391 4 in 2011
United States #16,705 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Harly

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Harly also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Harly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Harly

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Harly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Harly

How popular is the name Harly?

In 2021, Harly was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Harly a girl's or a boy's name?

Harly is used for both girls and boys. About 75% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Harly most popular?

Harly peaked in 2003, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.