Recorded 1989–1991 Boys' name Peak 1989 13 births

Harpal — boys' name

13 babies named Harpal in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s5
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Harpal was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Harpal in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harpal

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Harpal between 1989 and 1991, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harpal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harpal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Harpal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Harpal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harpal 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 13 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.

Harpal at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

13

Since 1989

3 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1989

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1991

Harpal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1989

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
456789 19911989 8

Harpal by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8 births that decade — 62% of Harpal's all-time total
1980s81990s5

Harpal by state

Where Harpal concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harpal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 46.2%
California share of Harpal's total US births 46.2%

6 of 13 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harpal?
13 babies have been named Harpal since 1989. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Harpal most popular?
Harpal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Harpal most popular?
The top states for the name Harpal are California (6 births).
How long has the name Harpal been used?
Harpal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 3 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Harpal?
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, 1989–1991 (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.