Harlem

“Home or settlement of a man named Harala” — Dutch, via New York's Nieuw Haarlem, named after Haarlem, Netherlands origin

Girl's name · #1458 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Harlem has appeared in US records since 2000 — best rank #1302 (2024) · 1,745 babies named Harlem all-time · 1 in 11,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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