Gender: Mostly Boy
Meaning: Rocky land or hare land
Origin: Old English
Popularity: Ranked #666 in 2024 with 411 babies born.
History: Harlan derives from an Old English place name meaning rocky land or land of the hares, from 'hara' (hare) or 'har' (rock) and 'land.' It became a surname and later a given name in the United States, particularly in the American South and Midwest. Justice John Marshall Harlan of the U.S. Supreme Court gave the name a legacy of principled jurisprudence in American history.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Harlan? About 1 in 7,315 babies born in 2024 were named Harlan, or roughly 1.2 per day in the United States.
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