Harlow

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“army hill” — English

#2932024 rank
2021peak year
13,001babies named Harlow since 1880
▲ +7%5-year trend

Harlow popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202118801920196020002024

What does Harlow mean?

From an English place name, Old English here 'army' plus hlaw 'hill, mound'. Glamour comes via 1930s film star Jean Harlow.

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, modern

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Spellings & variants

Harlowe

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