Girl’s name · English, American English

Harlowe

How to say it: HAR-loh · /ˈhɑrloʊ/

Variant of Old English Harlow meaning 'rock hill' - modern respelling with final -e, used for girls.

Harlowe was the 299th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 113 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 36% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #269 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#299for girls in 2025
1 in 3,030US babies
113born in 2025
#269projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
1 in 127chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Harlowe
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#299
Babies born in 2025113
Share of births1 in 3,030
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+36%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#269

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Harlowe is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 55 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Harley
  • Lo

Honouring a Harlowe in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Harlowe is about 1 in 127.

Around the world

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