Recorded 1987–2015 Boys' name Peak 2006 86 births

Harshal — boys' name

86 babies named Harshal in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s132000s452010s17
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Harshal was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Harshal in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harshal

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Harshal between 1987 and 2015, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harshal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harshal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Harshal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harshal 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 86 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.

Harshal at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

86

Since 1987

29 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1987

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2015

Harshal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1987

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 20152010200820062001199919891987 5

Harshal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 52% of Harshal's all-time total
1980s111990s132000s452010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harshal?
86 babies have been named Harshal since 1987. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Harshal most popular?
Harshal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Harshal been used?
Harshal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 29 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Harshal?
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, 1987–2015 (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.