Given name
Harlequin
“a romantic woman”
Harlequin is a variant of Harlequine. One American interpretation is “a romantic woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Harlequin is a variant of Harlequine. One American interpretation is “a romantic woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Harlequin is a variant of Harlequine. An origin associated with Harlequine is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harlequin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2013.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Harlequin’s family of names
Harlequin has a related form in Harlequine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.