unisex name
Harlyn
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,764
Ireland
#744
2018 births
Harlyn is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 80% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 111 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 237 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,869 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Harlyn started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
Harlyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 39 |
| 1930s | 83 |
| 1940s | 33 |
| 1950s | 24 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 1,101 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 893 |
How popular is Harlyn?
In 2025, Harlyn was given to 111 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Harlyn 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 Harlyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Harlyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Harlyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Harlyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Harlyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Harlyn
How popular is the name Harlyn?
In 2025, Harlyn was given to 111 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Harlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Harlyn is used for both girls and boys. About 80% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Harlyn most popular?
Harlyn peaked in 2017, when 237 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Harlyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Harlyn currently ranks #2,152 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Harlyn originally a boys' or girls' name?
Harlyn was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.