Harlow
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning rocky hill or army hill.
How Harlow has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #422 |
| 2016 | #420 |
| 2017 | #390 |
| 2018 | #366 |
| 2019 | #316 |
| 2020 | #323 |
| 2021 | #238 |
| 2022 | #261 |
| 2023 | #238 |
| 2024 | #293 |
| 2025 | #309 |
Harlow by the numbers
In 2025, 133 babies in England and Wales were named Harlow. In the US, 832 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Harlow. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Harlowerock hill; variant of harlow12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlo16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harleehare meadow; modern respelling of Harley489 in the US (2017)
- Harlynhare meadow; a modern respelling of Harlan or Harley234 in the US (2017)
- Harliehare meadow; a modern spelling of Harley162 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Harlow, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Brynleehill meadow; a form of Bryn with English suffix1,408 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Harlow, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Peterrock, stone1,777 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
- Pedrostone or rock; Spanish form of Peter809 in the US (2017)
- Winstonwine town; joy stone; place name785 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Harlow
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