Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Harley**

#400 most common boys' name of all time · #876 across all names · 57% male / 43% female · used 1880–2025 · genuinely unisex

Rank among boys
#400
Rank overall
#876 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
71,872
Since 2016
13,984
Peak year
2017 #647
Best rank
#165 1887
Girls Boys peak 1,933/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Harley is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 748 199 947 #1,081
2024 797 219 1,016 #1,019
2023 891 221 1,112 #997
2022 981 253 1,234 #913
2021 1,046 247 1,293 #920
2020 1,115 300 1,415 #781
2019 1,221 286 1,507 #803
2018 1,415 300 1,715 #772
2017 1,532 401 1,933 #647
2016 1,433 379 1,812 #674
2015 1,136 395 1,531 #653
2014 949 411 1,360 #639
2013 878 403 1,281 #616
2012 760 384 1,144 #632
2011 716 370 1,086 #632
2010 717 449 1,166 #564
2009 764 465 1,229 #568
2008 781 422 1,203 #595
2007 669 419 1,088 #600
2006 836 498 1,334 #518
2005 842 487 1,329 #505
2004 876 560 1,436 #461
2003 997 615 1,612 #417
2002 871 581 1,452 #428
2001 820 529 1,349 #458
2000 756 538 1,294 #444
1999 754 498 1,252 #460
1998 825 541 1,366 #429
1997 700 566 1,266 #408
1996 730 605 1,335 #388
1995 752 652 1,404 #366
1994 858 789 1,647 #322
1993 718 728 1,446 #342
1992 456 557 1,013 #407
1991 316 350 666 #542
1990 157 292 449 #589
1989 81 269 350 #594
1988 36 228 264 #626
1987 14 189 203 #665
1986 17 203 220 #628
1985 16 226 242 #582
1984 15 209 224 #585
1983 12 213 225 #579
1982 12 247 259 #547
1981 10 244 254 #536
1980 10 281 291 #508
1979 8 244 252 #546
1978 7 237 244 #538
1977 7 189 196 #610
1976 169 169 #631
1975 8 141 149 #700
1974 169 169 #619
1973 130 130 #704
1972 5 135 140 #688
1971 6 134 140 #715
1970 6 129 135 #724
1969 113 113 #736
1968 5 123 128 #679
1967 125 125 #669
1966 140 140 #627
1965 123 123 #668
1964 147 147 #643
1963 134 134 #677
1962 138 138 #662
1961 167 167 #615
1960 172 172 #598
1959 177 177 #587
1958 177 177 #582
1957 234 234 #508
1956 237 237 #492
1955 225 225 #489
1954 243 243 #468
1953 5 256 261 #448
1952 5 272 277 #419
1951 257 257 #425
1950 265 265 #413
1949 303 303 #385
1948 295 295 #395
1947 336 336 #374
1946 318 318 #366
1945 308 308 #342
1944 309 309 #340
1943 355 355 #325
1942 319 319 #341
1941 326 326 #326
1940 346 346 #300
1939 7 333 340 #305
1938 7 350 357 #292
1937 363 363 #284
1936 354 354 #287
1935 364 364 #284
1934 375 375 #277
1933 6 352 358 #280
1932 8 396 404 #275
1931 440 440 #259
1930 6 454 460 #264
1929 427 427 #269
1928 484 484 #254
1927 6 456 462 #267
1926 492 492 #253
1925 8 462 470 #264
1924 9 522 531 #252
1923 478 478 #257
1922 525 525 #247
1921 537 537 #242
1920 484 484 #250
1919 6 452 458 #249
1918 491 491 #240
1917 430 430 #244
1916 6 454 460 #234
1915 434 434 #230
1914 322 322 #235
1913 204 204 #269
1912 197 197 #253
1911 88 88 #279
1910 89 89 #256
1909 73 73 #261
1908 71 71 #251
1907 75 75 #237
1906 52 52 #274
1905 69 69 #236
1904 56 56 #257
1903 65 65 #226
1902 83 83 #196
1901 63 63 #215
1900 79 79 #224
1899 59 59 #220
1898 71 71 #207
1897 82 82 #190
1896 64 64 #222
1895 68 68 #209
1894 63 63 #212
1893 76 76 #191
1892 91 91 #174
1891 64 64 #196
1890 52 52 #229
1889 60 60 #212
1888 82 82 #183
1887 77 77 #165
1886 73 73 #184
1885 51 51 #231
1884 73 73 #187
1883 63 63 #187
1882 75 75 #181
1881 61 61 #187
1880 70 70 #181