Harlee
Unisex · HAR-lee · English
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Harlee is a name of English origin, meaning “hare clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 1,047th for girls in the US (237 babies).
What does Harlee mean?
English: spelling of Harley
“hare clearing”
A modern respelling of Harley, an English surname taken from a place name.
- Say it
- HAR-lee
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Is Harlee a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Harlee has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 237 girls in the US.
How popular is Harlee in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Harlee, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,009th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 53 girls. 5 boys were also named Harlee in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Harlee than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Harlee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 159 girls in the UK were given Harlee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #321, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 36% of the babies named Harlee in the UK in 2003, and 55% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Harlee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,448 |
| 2020 | 36 | #1,009 |
| 2019 | 32 | #1,129 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 53 | #805 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,605 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Harlee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,047among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 237about 1 in 6,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 237 girls in the US were named Harlee, making it the 1,047th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 745th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 483 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Harlee than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Harlee in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,244 girls in the US were given Harlee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #276, up from #1,047 for this spelling alone.
Harlee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 237 | #1,047 |
| 2024 | 265 | #978 |
| 2023 | 290 | #916 |
| 2022 | 319 | #869 |
| 2021 | 363 | #780 |
| 2020 | 366 | #745 |
| 2019 | 391 | #724 |
| 2018 | 473 | #631 |
| 2017 | 483 | #621 |
| 2016 | 464 | #639 |
| 2015 | 333 | #842 |
| 2014 | 302 | #898 |
| 2013 | 267 | #947 |
| 2012 | 266 | #956 |
| 2011 | 217 | #1,127 |
| 2010 | 214 | #1,143 |
| 2009 | 217 | #1,159 |
| 2008 | 219 | #1,167 |
| 2007 | 205 | #1,217 |
| 2006 | 197 | #1,222 |
| 2005 | 217 | #1,096 |
| 2004 | 190 | #1,179 |
| 2003 | 166 | #1,256 |
| 2002 | 163 | #1,227 |
| 2001 | 135 | #1,402 |
| 2000 | 156 | #1,253 |
| 1999 | 140 | #1,296 |
| 1998 | 118 | #1,441 |
| 1997 | 107 | #1,512 |
| 1996 | 103 | #1,537 |
| 1995 | 106 | #1,489 |
| 1994 | 130 | #1,301 |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 1992 | 60 | #2,215 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
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