Harsha
Harshavardhana was the emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647. He was the king of Thanesar who had defeated the Alchon Huns, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, son of Prabhakaravardhana and last king of Thanesar. He was one of the greatest kings of the Kingdom of Kannauj, which under him expanded into a vast realm in northern India.
Meaning & Origin of Harsha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harshavardhana was the emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647. He was the king of Thanesar who had defeated the Alchon Huns, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, son of Prabhakaravardhana and last king of Thanesar. He was one of the greatest kings of the Kingdom of Kannauj, which under him expanded into a vast realm in northern India.
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The Story of Harsha
As a girl name
Harsha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2003, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 7 births, good for #12,408 nationwide. Harsha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 19 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Harsha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 12 births, good for #6,762 nationwide. About 36% of every Harsha on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Harsha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 229 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Harsha
Harsha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 229 births in the dataset. Harsha's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #6,762. Use the chart and map above to compare Harsha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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