Harlow

Meaning: Rock hill, or army hill
Origin: Old English

Girl's name · #309 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

88% girls · 12% boys — Harlow is also given to boys: 167 in 2025, about 12% in recent years. Harlow →

Popularity over time

Harlow is near its high-water mark: it reached #237 in 2021 and still ranked #309 in 2025. About 14,000 girls have carried it since 2002.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#142 in New Zealand (2025) · #161 in Scotland (2025) · #327 in England & Wales (2025) · #367 in N. Ireland (2025) · #573 in Ireland (2025) · #217 in Canada (2024).

Famous Harlows

Harlow James Hodgson — Botanist and agronomist, head of the Agronomy Department, Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station (1918–1993)

In stories & tradition

Harlow Robinson — Neighbours (TV series)

What Harlows become

Among 28 notable people named Harlow:

No single standout — notable Harlows spread across many fields.

Similar names: Harlowe · Blakely · Harley · Marlow · Emory · Harlem

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