Harley
Harley is a unisex given name: about 63% of people named Harley are men and 37% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 63% male / 37% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Netherlands
- US births since 1880
- 38,610 male / 22,893 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Harley
To address Harley when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Harley," in English, "Guten Tag Harley," in German. About 63% of people named Harley are men and 37% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Harley,
German
Guten Tag Harley,
French
Bonjour Harley,
Spanish
Estimado/a Harley:
Chinese
Harley您好：
Japanese
Harley様
English
Hi Harley,
German
Hi Harley,
French
Salut Harley,
Spanish
Hola Harley,
Chinese
Harley你好：
Japanese
Harleyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 63% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
38,610 male · 22,893 female · 61,503 births recorded
Since 1980: 41% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Harley a male or female name?
Harley is a unisex given name: about 63% of people named Harley are men and 37% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Harley in an email?
To address Harley when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Harley," in English, "Guten Tag Harley," in German. About 63% of people named Harley are men and 37% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Harley a unisex name?
Harley is a unisex name: 63% of people named Harley are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Harley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/harley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_harley,
title = {Is Harley a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/harley},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}