Harleyann
A unisex English name derived from the town of Hurley and "ann", meaning meadow valley.
Name Census estimates that about 56 living Americans carry the first name Harleyann. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Harleyann today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Harleyann births was 2004 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Harleyann. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Harleyann. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
56
~ 1 in 6,120,613 Americans
Peak year
2004
9 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2023 SSA rank
#16,042
Tracked since 1997
Popularity
Harleyann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Harleyann from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 26 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Harleyann by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Harleyann during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Harleyann
The name Harleyann is a modern English name that combines the elements "Harley" and "Ann". The first portion, "Harley", likely derives from the Old English words "hara" meaning "hare" and "leah" meaning "meadow". This suggests the name Harleyann may have roots tracing back to an Old English place name referring to a meadow or field where hares dwelled.
While not firmly rooted in ancient histories, the name Harleyann seems to have emerged in the late 20th century as a creative combination of the more traditional English names Harley and Ann. The name Ann itself has Hebrew origins, deriving from the Hebrew name Hannah which means "grace" or "favor".
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Harleyann appears to be Harleyann Kennett, a British computer scientist born in 1962 who made contributions to the field of software engineering. Another early bearer was Harleyann Lushington, a social worker and activist from New Zealand born in 1969.
In the entertainment world, Harleyann Klein was an American actress and model active in the 1990s and early 2000s. Harleyann Fuller was a Canadian singer and songwriter who released several albums in the late 2000s and 2010s. Harleyann Buckingham was a British artist and sculptor known for her abstract works, born in 1975.
While not an ancient name by any means, Harleyann has gained some popularity in recent decades, blending traditional English name elements with a modern, creative flair. As a relatively new name, its historical trail is still being written by those who bear it today.
People
Harleyann + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Harleyann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Harleyann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harleyann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 56 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Harleyann going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,120,613 US residents.
Is Harleyann a common name?
We classify Harleyann as "Very Rare". It ranks above 56% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 57 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Harleyann most popular?
The single biggest year for Harleyann was 2004, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Harleyann is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Harleyann a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Harleyann in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.