Hari
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HA-ree
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #718 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,395 for boys
Hari is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “tawny, yellowish”. In 2025 it ranked 718th for boys in the UK (54 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Hari mean?
Sanskrit
“tawny, yellowish”
Hari is a name of the Hindu god Vishnu and of Krishna, and Sikhs use it as a name for God.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Hari a girl's or a boy's name?
Hari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 54 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hari in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 5,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the UK were named Hari, making it the 718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 585th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 98 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Hari than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Hari in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,088 boys in the UK were given Hari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #21, up from #718 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 668th in England and Wales.
Hari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #718 |
| 2024 | 74 | #574 |
| 2023 | 64 | #628 |
| 2022 | 81 | #533 |
| 2021 | 76 | #571 |
| 2020 | 70 | #585 |
| 2019 | 85 | #515 |
| 2018 | 97 | #471 |
| 2017 | 93 | #488 |
| 2016 | 85 | #523 |
| 2015 | 86 | #506 |
| 2014 | 85 | #519 |
| 2013 | 95 | #470 |
| 2012 | 98 | #452 |
| 2011 | 78 | #510 |
| 2010 | 76 | #512 |
| 2009 | 81 | #493 |
| 2008 | 67 | #559 |
| 2007 | 60 | #571 |
| 2006 | 60 | #550 |
| 2005 | 44 | #658 |
| 2004 | 50 | #565 |
| 2003 | 40 | #623 |
| 2002 | 33 | #658 |
| 2001 | 39 | #558 |
| 2000 | 21 | #862 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Hari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Hari, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Hari in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 352 boys in the US were given Hari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #699, up from #4,395 for this spelling alone.
- Harry 329
- Hari 23
In 2024, 18% of the babies named Hari in the US were girls.
Hari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,918 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Names like Hari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi Aarav Avi Yuvraj Ravi Arjun Vihaan Rishi Shivansh Arjan Daithi Ishaan
Other spellings of Hari
Names related to Hari
More Sanskrit names
Maya Arya Lila Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Avyaan Siya Leena Veer Veda India Avani Rudra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Hari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hari, updated 20 October 2026.