Harlem
2 countries#970 in United States, 2025US
#970
in United States, 2025
FR
#3308
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
5,262
Peak year (United States)
2023
Peak-year count
409
First recorded
1975
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Harlem was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
5,182 births recorded 1975–2025 · currently #970 · peaked in 2023 with 409 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
80 births recorded 1988–2022 · currently #3308 · peaked in 2012 with 7 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Harlem’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2348 | — |
| 2007 | #2473 | ↓125 |
| 2008 | #1981 | ↑492 |
| 2009 | #1762 | ↑219 |
| 2010 | #1552 | ↑210 |
| 2011 | #1687 | ↓135 |
| 2012 | #1626 | ↑61 |
| 2013 | #1135 | ↑491 |
| 2014 | #1022 | ↑113 |
| 2015 | #1006 | ↑16 |
| 2016 | #1073 | ↓67 |
| 2017 | #1104 | ↓31 |
| 2018 | #984 | ↑120 |
| 2019 | #908 | ↑76 |
| 2020 | #905 | ↑3 |
| 2021 | #943 | ↓38 |
| 2022 | #956 | ↓13 |
| 2023 | #911 | ↑45 |
| 2024 | #1013 | ↓102 |
| 2025 | #970 | ↑43 |
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