Recorded 2006–2022 Boys' name Peak 2017 70 births

Harshan — boys' name

70 babies named Harshan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s432020s6
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Harshan was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

9 babies were named Harshan in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harshan

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Harshan between 2006 and 2022, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harshan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harshan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Harshan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harshan 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 70 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.

Harshan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

70

Since 2006

17 years of records

Peak year

2017

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2006

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2022

Harshan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2006

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5678910 2022201920172015201420112010200920082006 7

Harshan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
43 births that decade — 61% of Harshan's all-time total
2000s212010s432020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harshan?
70 babies have been named Harshan since 2006. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Harshan most popular?
Harshan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Harshan been used?
Harshan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 17 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Harshan?
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, 2006–2022 (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.