Harlow: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “rock hill”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- HAR-loh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (84% of all uses)
From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements, usually interpreted as 'rock hill' or related formations. Now also used as a given name.
How popular is Harlow?
Babies named Harlow in 20241,237
2024 rank#293 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188015,501
Harlow is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Harlow
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Harlow questions
What does the name Harlow mean?
Harlow means "rock hill". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements, usually interpreted as 'rock hill' or related formations. Now also used as a given name.
Is Harlow a boy or girl name?
Harlow is mainly a girl's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Harlow?
1,237 US babies were named Harlow in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Harlow?
Harlow is usually pronounced HAR-loh.
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.