Harshit
Harshit is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Harshit Shatrughan Bisht, Indian cricketer Harshit Rana, Indian cricketer Harshit Rathod,, Indian cricketer Harshit Saini, Indian cricketer Harshit Saxena, Indian singer and composer
Meaning & Origin of Harshit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harshit is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Harshit Shatrughan Bisht, Indian cricketer Harshit Rana, Indian cricketer Harshit Rathod,, Indian cricketer Harshit Saini, Indian cricketer Harshit Saxena, Indian singer and composer
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The Story of Harshit
Harshit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 7 Harshits were born — ranking #9,690 that year. As of 2026, Harshit ranks #12,084 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 41 Harshits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Harshit
Harshit is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Harshit's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #9,690. Use the chart and map above to compare Harshit's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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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