Meaning and history
Harlow is an English surname and given name derived from a place name, which in turn comes from Old English hær, meaning “rock” or “heap of stones,” or here, meaning “army,” combined with hlaw, meaning “hill.” As a girls’ name, it drew attention in 2008 when American celebrity Nicole Richie used it for her daughter.
20062006: 15 births, rank #7,868
2007: 28 births, rank #5,097
2008: 133 births, rank #1,677
2009: 301 births, rank #904
2010: 354 births, rank #776
20112011: 465 births, rank #623
2012: 507 births, rank #579
2013: 545 births, rank #546
2014: 611 births, rank #509
2015: 759 births, rank #422
20162016: 786 births, rank #420
2017: 798 births, rank #390
2018: 863 births, rank #366
2019: 1,009 births, rank #316
2020: 959 births, rank #324
20212021: 1,278 births, rank #237
2022: 1,199 births, rank #263
2023: 1,273 births, rank #238
2024: 1,083 births, rank #293
20252025: 981 births, rank #309
Harlow moved from #293 to #309 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2021, with 1,278 births.