Girls' name · since 2000
Harshini
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 283 babies named Harshini, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Harshini sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 283 recorded since 2000.
Harshini has 283 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 2000 to 2022.
- #16,412 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 283 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harshini ranks #16,412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Harshini's 283 recorded births place it above 77.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Harshini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Harshini splits its recorded history at 2011: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Harshini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2022
- Peak year (2004)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Harshini by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (150 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Harshini's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Harshini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 150 births (53% of all-time use).
Harshini by state
Where Harshini concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.8% |
10 of 283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Harshini's decade-level peak was the 2000s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Harshinis (10 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 Harshini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2000–2022 (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 Harshini 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.