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Harlem

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 33% girls / 67% boys

Harlem first appears in the U.S. data in 1975 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 254 babies (rank #911 that year). In 2024 it was given to 220 boys (rank #1,012). The name has been rising over the last five years.

4,795

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

254

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Harlem in 2024

Other boys' names starting with H

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1975	5	#5,791
2000	5	#11,007
2002	7	#8,788
2003	11	#6,411
2004	20	#4,317
2005	33	#3,112
2006	53	#2,359
2007	51	#2,486
2008	71	#1,989
2009	86	#1,765
2010	103	#1,553
2011	88	#1,693
2012	95	#1,628
2013	160	#1,136
2014	197	#1,030
2015	203	#1,007
2016	184	#1,074
2017	176	#1,105
2018	210	#989
2019	242	#909
2020	248	#905
2021	240	#944
2022	237	#957
2023	254	#911
2024	220	#1,012