Harlow

“Rock hill, or army hill” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #309 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Harlow is near its high-water mark: it reached #237 in 2021 and still ranked #309 in 2025. About 14,000 girls have carried it since 2002.

Around the world: about 1 in 490 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 690 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Harlows

Harlow James Hodgson — botanist and agronomist, head of the Agronomy Department, Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station (1918-1993)

Among 28 notable people named Harlow:

No single standout — notable Harlows spread across many fields.

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