Harlan
Boy name · 11 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Harlan: 11 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 2020.
Harlan began as a surname rooted in Old English, deriving from either *hoer* ("rocky") and *land*, or *hara* ("hare") and *land* – so the name likely described someone who lived on stony ground or a hare's meadow. Its most famous bearers include the provocative American author Harlan Ellison and the bestselling crime writer Harlan Coben, while U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan lent the name legal gravitas. The surname has given its name to several places, most notably Harlan County in Kentucky and Harlan, Iowa. A common variant is Harland, which
Boy 3 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20204 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #7623 babies
- Total births
- 11since 2020
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y