Recorded 1992–2022 Boys' name Peak 2005 250 births

Harshil — boys' name

250 babies named Harshil in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s1302010s832020s15
2000s
Peak decade

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

2005
Single peak year

18 babies were named Harshil in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harshil

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Harshil between 1992 and 2022, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harshil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harshil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Harshil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Harshil in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harshil 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 250 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.

Harshil at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

250

Since 1992

31 years of records

Peak year

2005

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1992

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2022

Harshil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1992

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2005)
18
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 2022201720132008200420001992 5

Harshil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
130 births that decade — 52% of Harshil's all-time total
1990s222000s1302010s832020s15

Harshil by state

Where Harshil concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Harshil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
12 4.8%
#2 California
5 2.0%
New Jersey share of Harshil's total US births 4.8%
Even split

12 of 250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harshil?
250 babies have been named Harshil since 1992. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2005 with 18 births.
When was Harshil most popular?
Harshil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Harshil most popular?
The top states for the name Harshil are New Jersey (12 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Harshil been used?
Harshil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 31 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Harshil?
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, 1992–2022 (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.