Recorded 1998–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 20 births

Harkiran — girls' name

20 babies named Harkiran in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s12
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Harkiran was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Harkiran in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harkiran

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Harkiran between 1998 and 2009, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Harkiran currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harkiran performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Harkiran shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Harkiran in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harkiran 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 20 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.

Harkiran at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

20

Since 1998

12 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1998

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2009

Harkiran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1998

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 200920071998 8

Harkiran by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 60% of Harkiran's all-time total
1990s82000s12

Harkiran by state

Where Harkiran concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harkiran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 25.0%
California share of Harkiran's total US births 25.0%

5 of 20 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harkiran?
20 babies have been named Harkiran since 1998. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Harkiran most popular?
Harkiran was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Harkiran most popular?
The top states for the name Harkiran are California (5 births).
How long has the name Harkiran been used?
Harkiran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 12 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Harkiran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harper, Harriet, Harmony, Harley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2009 (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.