Harlow is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #9688 in 2005 with 11 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 1,278 births ranking #237. In 2005, approximately 1 in every 167,973 girls born was named Harlow. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.