Haralambos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ha-RAH-lam-bos
- Origin
- Greek
Haralambos is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “shining with joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haralambos mean?
Greek: form of Charalampos, from chara 'joy' + lampo 'shine'
“shining with joy”
Saint Charalampos, an early bishop and martyr, is widely venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Is Haralambos a girl's or a boy's name?
Haralambos is a boys' name.
How popular is Haralambos in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Haralambos in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haralambos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Nicknames for Haralambos
- Babis
- Harry 1,928 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Haralambos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Alexander, Muhammad, Lucas, Ahmad, Mustafa, Ibrahim, Hamza, Alexandros, Abdullah, Kareem, Cristian
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Haralambos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haralambos, updated 20 October 2026.