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Boy name Old English origin

Harlan

HAR-luhn · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Rocky land or rabbit land
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#666
2024 births411
Peak year1924
First appeared1880
Total US births26,026
1924 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
HarlenHarlin

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Notable people named Harlan

Harlan Coben
Harlan Ellison
John Marshall Harlan