Harlo
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- HAR-loh
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,516 for girls
Harlo is a name of English origin, meaning “army hill”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 3,516th for girls in the US (43 babies).
What does Harlo mean?
English: spelling of Harlow
“army hill”
A respelling of Harlow, from the town in Essex.
Is Harlo a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Harlo has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 43 girls and 29 boys in the US.
How popular is Harlo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,686th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Harlo, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 36 boys. 3 girls were also named Harlo in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Harlo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 118 boys in the UK were given Harlo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #398, up from #1,686 for this spelling alone.
- Harlow 102
- Harlo 16
Girls were 30% of the babies named Harlo in the UK in 2013, and 16% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Harlo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 36 | #950 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
How popular is Harlo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,516th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 43 about 1 in 37,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 43 girls in the US were named Harlo, making it the 3,516th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,356th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008. 29 boys were also named Harlo in 2025 (3,756th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Harlo in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,144 girls in the US were given Harlo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #293, up from #3,516 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 82% of the babies named Harlo in the US in 2020, and 60% in 2025.
Harlo in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3,516 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 47 | #3,386 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,904 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,011 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4,356 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,850 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
Names like Harlo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Arlo, Milo, Theo, Albie, Oakley, Otto, Enzo, Hugo, Archer, Leo, Harris
Other spellings of Harlo
Names related to Harlo
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Harlo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harlo, updated 20 October 2026.