Unisex name · since 1998
Harkirat
38 babies named Harkirat 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.
- #24,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harkirat sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Harkirat recorded 38 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2017.
- #24,080 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harkirat ranks #24,080 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harkirat's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Harkirat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harkirat's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harkirat popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2017
- Peak year (1998)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Harkirat popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 2011 (Harkirat as girls' name)
Harkirat by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 79% of the file).
2010s was Harkirat's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Harkirat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (79% of all-time use).
Harkirat by state
Where Harkirat concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 13.2% |
5 of 38 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Harkirats (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Harkirat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Harkirat draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.