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Around the world, Harlem (Harlem , 哈林 , Арлем ) is quite a rare largely masculine, but seldom girly given name. The given name Harlem is habitual in El Salvador, where it is a rare feminine name, the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare masculine name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines, and Brazil. Much less frequently, Harlem is the last name as well as the forename.
Harlem is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Harlem Detective , the novel by Chester Himes.