Recorded 1999–2022 Girls' name Peak 2008 195 births

Harshita — girls' name

195 babies named Harshita in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s1362010s402020s11
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Harshita was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

21 babies were named Harshita in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harshita

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Harshita between 1999 and 2022, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Harshita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harshita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Harshita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Harshita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harshita 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 195 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.

Harshita at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

195

Since 1999

24 years of records

Peak year

2008

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1999

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2022

Harshita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1999

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
21
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 2022201420102007200420011999 8

Harshita by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
136 births that decade — 70% of Harshita's all-time total
1990s82000s1362010s402020s11

Harshita by state

Where Harshita concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harshita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 10.3%
California share of Harshita's total US births 10.3%

20 of 195 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harshita?
195 babies have been named Harshita since 1999. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 21 births.
When was Harshita most popular?
Harshita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Harshita most popular?
The top states for the name Harshita are California (20 births).
How long has the name Harshita been used?
Harshita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 24 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Harshita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harper, Harriet, Harmony, Harley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2022 (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.