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“Home or settlement of a man named Harala” — Dutch, via New York's Nieuw Haarlem, named after Haarlem, Netherlands origin
Girl's name · #1462 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Harlem reached its best rank, #1302, in 2024 and ranked #1462 in 2025. About 1,700 girls have carried it since 2000. In Louisiana it runs about 5× its national rate. About 61% of babies named Harlem in recent years have been boys.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Maven · Arlett · Clarke · Harlowe · Harleigh · Hartley
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