Harshan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Harshan by the numbers
Harshan was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Harshan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Harshan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Harshajoy, happiness, delight8 in the US (2017)
- Harshaan3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hassangood, handsome, beautiful191 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlanhare land or rocky land82 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hasangood, handsome, well86 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harmanarmy man; a form of Herman12 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Harshan
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