Given name
Harlene
“from the meadow of the hares”
Harlene is a variant of Harley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of the hares.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Harlene is a variant of Harley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of the hares.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Harlene is a variant of Harley. An origin associated with Harley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harlene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,124
- 0 boys · 1,124 girls
- Most popular year
- 1937
- 81 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,743 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,743 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 81 in 1937. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 812 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Harlene’s family of names
Harlene has a related form in Harley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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