Unisex name · since 1976
Harsha
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 230 babies named Harsha, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,137 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 230
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
230 boys have been named Harsha since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Harsha has 230 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2021.
- #12,137 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 230 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harsha ranks #12,137 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,137 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 230
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Harsha's 230 recorded births place it above 73.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Harsha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Harsha's full recorded timeline at 2005, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Harsha popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2021
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Harsha popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 2003 (Harsha as girls' name)
Harsha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Harsha's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Harsha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (36% of all-time use).
Harsha by state
Where Harsha concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 3.0% |
7 of 230 births nationwide.
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What to do with Harsha's data
- Harsha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Harshas (7 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Harsha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1976–2021 (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 Harsha 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.