Recorded 1998–2017 Unisex name Peak 1998 38 births

Harkirat — boys' name

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.

1990s82010s30
2010s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Harkirat was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Harkirat

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Harkirat between 1998 and 2017, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harkirat currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Harkirat is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 18 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harkirat performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Harkirat 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 Harkirat in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harkirat 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 38 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.

Harkirat at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

38

Since 1998

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1998

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2017

Harkirat popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1998

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
456789 201720152014201120101998 8

Harkirat popularity over time — girls

18 total births recorded since 2011 (Harkirat as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
6 201920142011 6

Harkirat by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
30 births that decade — 79% of Harkirat's all-time total
1990s82010s30

Harkirat by state

Where Harkirat concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harkirat
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 13.2%
California share of Harkirat's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harkirat?
38 babies have been named Harkirat since 1998. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Harkirat most popular?
Harkirat was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Harkirat most popular?
The top states for the name Harkirat are California (5 births).
Is Harkirat a unisex name?
Yes, Harkirat is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 38 births, and as a girl's name it has 18 births.
How long has the name Harkirat been used?
Harkirat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 20 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Harkirat?
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, 1998–2017 (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.