Boys' name · since 1989
Harpal
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.
- #32,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
Harpal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 1989.
Harpal has 13 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1991.
- #32,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1989
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harpal ranks #32,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1989, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
Harpal's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Harpal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Harpal splits its recorded history at 1991: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Harpal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1991
- Peak year (1989)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Harpal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Harpal's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Harpal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
Harpal by state
Where Harpal concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 46.2% |
6 of 13 births nationwide.
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- Harpal's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Harpals (6 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 Harpal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1989–1991 (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 Harpal 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.