Harlow is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #6367 in 2011 with 13 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2023 with 182 births ranking #1151. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 146,076 boys born was named Harlow. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
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.