Recorded 1992–2018 Unisex name Peak 1997 252 births

Harjot — boys' name

252 babies named Harjot in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s812000s1132010s58
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Harjot was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

14 babies were named Harjot in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harjot

The Social Security Administration has registered 252 babies named Harjot between 1992 and 2018, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harjot currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Harjot is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 82 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harjot performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Harjot shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 109 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Harjot in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harjot 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 252 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.

Harjot at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

252

Since 1992

27 years of records

Peak year

1997

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1992

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2018

Harjot popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1992

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1997)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 2018201320082004200019961992 5

Harjot popularity over time — girls

82 total births recorded since 1990 (Harjot as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 82 births
4681012 2012201020062003200019931990 5

Harjot by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
113 births that decade — 45% of Harjot's all-time total
1990s812000s1132010s58

Harjot by state

Where Harjot concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harjot
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
109 43.3%
California share of Harjot's total US births 43.3%

109 of 252 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harjot?
252 babies have been named Harjot since 1992. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1997 with 14 births.
When was Harjot most popular?
Harjot was most popular in the 2000s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Harjot most popular?
The top states for the name Harjot are California (109 births).
Is Harjot a unisex name?
Yes, Harjot is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 252 births, and as a girl's name it has 82 births.
How long has the name Harjot been used?
Harjot has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 27 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Harjot?
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.

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, 1992–2018 (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.