Harlem

Meaning: Home or settlement of a man named Harala
Origin: From Dutch, via New York's Nieuw Haarlem, named after Haarlem, Netherlands

Girl's name · #1462 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

39% girls · 61% boys — About 61% of babies named Harlem in recent years have been boys. Harlem →

Popularity over time

Harlem reached its best rank, #1302, in 2024 and ranked #1462 in 2025. About 1,700 girls have carried it since 2000.

In recent years, Harlem ran about 5× its national rate in Louisiana.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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