How Popular (or Rare) was Harlow in 2020?

🇬🇧 England & Wales • Boy

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#656
2020 Rank
52
2020 Births
#418
Best Rank (2025)
96
Peak Year (2025)
826
Total Births (1996-2025)
1 in 5,557
Rarity Factor (2020)

📊 The Harlow Story

Harlow is a distinctive boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #656 in 2020 with 52 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 96 births ranking #418. In 2020, approximately 1 in every 5,557 boys born was named Harlow. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.

Popularity Trend (1996–2025)

📅 Data Status: Official verified statistics are currently available from 1996 up to 2025. This report reflects the most recent confirmed data from England & Wales; 2026 and 2027 projections are based on real-time search trends and will be finalized upon the next official release.

Name Meaning & Origin

Origin: English  |  Meaning: from an English place name meaning hill, with the first element debated

Harlow comes from an English surname and place name. The second element points to a hill, while the first may relate either to rock or to an army.

Harlow moved from place name to surname and then into modern given-name use. Its rise for girls was helped by celebrity usage in the late 2000s.

Did you know?Harlow received extra attention as a girls’ name in 2008 when Nicole Richie chose it for her daughter.
Similar namesMarlow, Harper, Hadley, Halle, Arlo, Bellamy, Rowan

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