Recorded 1989–2021 Boys' name Peak 2000 92 births

Bharath — boys' name

92 babies named Bharath in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s282000s482010s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Bharath was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bharath in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bharath

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Bharath between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bharath currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bharath performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bharath shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bharath 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 92 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.

Bharath at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

92

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Bharath popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
456789 20212009200620022000199719951989 6

Bharath by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 52% of Bharath's all-time total
1980s61990s282000s482010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bharath?
92 babies have been named Bharath since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Bharath most popular?
Bharath was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Bharath been used?
Bharath has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Bharath?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bhargav, Bhavin, Bhavik, Bharat, 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, 1989–2021 (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.