Harland

Harland: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “hare land”
Origin: Old English
Say it: HAR-lənd · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Harland is an English surname and given name from Old English elements usually interpreted as 'hare land' or 'land of hares'.

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How popular is Harland?

202415.3 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Harland in 202451

2024 rank#2,590 boys

Peak year1918

Total US babies since 18805,764

Harland is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Harland

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
Westonwestern settlement · Old English
Blakeblack; pale · Old English
Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
Ashtonash tree town · Old English
Kingstonking's town · Old English
Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Harland questions

What does the name Harland mean?

Harland means "hare land". It comes from Old English. Harland is an English surname and given name from Old English elements usually interpreted as 'hare land' or 'land of hares'.

Is Harland a boy or girl name?

Harland is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Harland?

51 US babies were named Harland in 2024. Its peak year was 1918.

How do you pronounce Harland?

Harland is usually pronounced HAR-lənd.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.