Recorded 1980–2009 Boys' name Peak 1997 178 births

Bharat — boys' name

178 babies named Bharat in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s581990s622000s58
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Bharat was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

15 babies were named Bharat in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bharat

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Bharat between 1980 and 2009, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bharat currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bharat performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bharat shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bharat in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 178 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bharat at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

178

Since 1980

30 years of records

Peak year

1997

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1980

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2009

Bharat popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1980

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1997)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 200920042000199719931989198619821980 7

Bharat by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 35% of Bharat's all-time total
1980s581990s622000s58

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bharat?
178 babies have been named Bharat since 1980. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1997 with 15 births.
When was Bharat most popular?
Bharat was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Bharat been used?
Bharat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 30 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Bharat?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bhargav, Bhavin, Bhavik, Bhavesh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.