Recorded 2003–2022 Boys' name Peak 2008 124 births

Harshith — boys' name

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.

2000s422010s722020s10
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Harshith was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Harshith in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Harshith

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Harshith between 2003 and 2022, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Harshith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Harshith performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Harshith shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Harshith in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Harshith 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 124 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.

Harshith at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

124

Since 2003

20 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2003

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2022

Harshith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2003

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 202220192017201520122010200720042003 5

Harshith by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
72 births that decade — 58% of Harshith's all-time total
2000s422010s722020s10

Harshith by state

Where Harshith concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Harshith
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.8%
California share of Harshith's total US births 4.8%

6 of 124 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harshith?
124 babies have been named Harshith since 2003. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Harshith most popular?
Harshith was most popular in the 2010s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Harshith most popular?
The top states for the name Harshith are California (6 births).
How long has the name Harshith been used?
Harshith has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 20 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Harshith?
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, 2003–2022 (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.