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Harsh

Boy

Meaning of Harsh: Sanskrit: 'joy' or 'delight'

Harsh is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

665

First recorded 1988 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 39 babies2004: 46 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 7 babies2017: 10 babies2018: 7 babies2019: 6 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Harsh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 46.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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