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Harley

Harley holds the #418 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 748 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #286 in 2020 to #418 today. Its strongest year on record was 2017 (#202 nationally, 1,532 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1916. The name's biggest fan base is in Montana (#122 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#418
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#202
in 2017 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
748
girls named Harley

Harley popularity, 1880–2025

0.024%0.048%0.072%0.096%18801900192019401960198020002020#202 in 2017
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsBoys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2017

Where Harley is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025AK—Maine: #209 (5 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)ME#209Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025VT—New Hampshire: #236 (5 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)NH#236Washington: #368 (19 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)WA#368Idaho: #277 (8 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)ID#277Montana: #122 (8 girls, 0.28% of girls born 2025)MT#122North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025ND—Minnesota: #459 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MN#459Wisconsin: #274 (19 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)WI#274Michigan: #284 (31 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MI#284New York: #585 (28 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NY#585Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025RI—Oregon: #429 (8 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OR#429Nevada: #292 (9 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)NV#292Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025WY—South Dakota: #188 (6 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)SD#188Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #619 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#619Indiana: #345 (20 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IN#345Ohio: #430 (26 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OH#430Pennsylvania: #515 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)PA#515New Jersey: #718 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#718Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025CT—California: #281 (116 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)CA#281Utah: #275 (16 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)UT#275Colorado: #298 (20 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)CO#298Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025NE—Missouri: #311 (19 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MO#311Kentucky: #307 (14 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)KY#307West Virginia: #181 (9 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)WV#181Virginia: #433 (18 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)VA#433Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025DE—Arizona: #330 (21 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)AZ#330New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025KS—Arkansas: #250 (12 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)AR#250Tennessee: #375 (21 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)TN#375North Carolina: #634 (16 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#634South Carolina: #347 (14 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)SC#347District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #437 (9 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OK#437Louisiana: #224 (19 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)LA#224Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025MS—Alabama: #391 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)AL#391Georgia: #418 (27 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)GA#418Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Harley in 2025HI—Texas: #507 (63 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#507Florida: #531 (34 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)FL#531
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Montana (#122), South Dakota (#188), West Virginia (#181)

Uniqueness score

38/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Harley in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Harley as a boy name

Harley is currently the #1081 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 199 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #781 to #1081. Looking at the full record since 1880, Harley hit its all-time high of #163 in 1887, when 77 boys were given the name. State by state, Oklahoma leads the way at #395.

2025 rank
#1081
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#163
in 1887 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
199
boys named Harley

Where Harley (boys) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025ND—Minnesota: #586 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MN#586Wisconsin: #785 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WI#785Michigan: #905 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#905New York: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025IA—Illinois: #1023 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1023Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025IN—Ohio: #801 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025CT—California: #957 (23 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#957Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025UT—Colorado: #680 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#680Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025NE—Missouri: #648 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MO#648Kentucky: #625 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)KY#625West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025DE—Arizona: #781 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#781New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025AR—Tennessee: #927 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#927North Carolina: #873 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#873South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #395 (11 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)OK#395Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Harley in 2025HI—Texas: #1250 (16 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1250Florida: #912 (15 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#912
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oklahoma (#395), Minnesota (#586), Kentucky (#625)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Harley in the most recent year of SSA data.

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