US rank #3234 Boys' name Peak 2024 848 births

Hari — #3234 US boys' name

848 babies named Hari in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s431980s901990s1012000s2382010s2402020s131
#3234
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Hari was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

37 babies were named Hari in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hari

The Social Security Administration has registered 848 babies named Hari between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hari currently holds the #3234 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hari performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hari shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hari in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hari 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 848 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.

Hari at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

848

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2024

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,234

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hari popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
37
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961988198119711968 5

Hari popularity over time — girls

14 total births recorded since 2023 (Hari as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 14 births
5.566.577.588.5 20242023 6

Hari by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
240 births that decade — 28% of Hari's all-time total
1960s51970s431980s901990s1012000s2382010s2402020s131

Hari by state

Where Hari concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Hari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
80 9.4%
#2 New Jersey
19 2.2%
#3 New York
11 1.3%
#4 Georgia
5 0.6%
California share of Hari's total US births 9.4%
Even split

80 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hari?
848 babies have been named Hari since 1968. It currently ranks #3234 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 37 births.
When was Hari most popular?
Hari was most popular in the 2010s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Hari most popular?
The top states for the name Hari are California (80 births), New Jersey (19 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Hari been used?
Hari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harold, Harry, Harvey, Harrison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1968–2024 (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.