Army land or hare land
Harlon is a variant of the English name Harlan. It likely derives from the Old English words 'hara' meaning hare and 'land' meaning land, or potentially from a Germanic root meaning army land.
Less common today
Harlon isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,139 in 2016.
NFL wide receiver and namesake of the Harlon Hill Trophy
U.S. Marine depicted in the Iwo Jima flag-raising photograph
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).