Boys' name · since 2003
Harshith
124 babies named Harshith in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 124
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
124 boys have been named Harshith since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Harshith recorded 124 times among boys since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2022.
- #16,012 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 124 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harshith ranks #16,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 124
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Harshith's 124 recorded births place it above 64.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Harshith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Harshith's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Harshith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
124 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 16 births in a single year.
Harshith by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (72 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Harshith's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Harshith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 72 births (58% of all-time use).
Harshith decade highlights
- Peak decade 72 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Harshith by state
Where Harshith concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.8% |
6 of 124 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 4.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Harshith's data
- Harshith's decade-level peak was the 2010s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Harshiths (6 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 Harshith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2003–2022 (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 Harshith 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.
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