How Many People Are Named Harleen?
An estimated 1,390 people in the United States have the first name Harleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Harleen peaked in popularity in 2016 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Harleen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Harleen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Harleen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,390
About 1 in 246,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2016
119 births
Total Registered
1,452
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Harleen
Harleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,452 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Harleen as a female name
Ranked #4,924 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (119 births)
Harleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Harleen span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 705 babies were registered. While Harleen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Harleen by Decade
How has Harleen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Harleen by State
Birth registrations for Harleen span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Florida, Colorado. On average, about 59 Harleens were registered per state.
Harleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Harleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Harleen
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Harleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harleen?
We estimate approximately 1,390 people named Harleen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 246,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Harleen a common name?
Harleen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,452 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Harleen most popular?
Harleen reached peak popularity in 2016, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Harleen is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Harleen a female name?
Harleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Harleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Harleen Smith, Harleen Johnson, Harleen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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