Harjap
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAR-jup
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Harjap is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “reciting the name of God”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Harjap mean?
Punjabi: from Har 'God' + jap 'recitation'
“reciting the name of God”
Sikh name; jap, 'recitation', also gives Japji Sahib, the opening composition of the Guru Granth Sahib.
Is Harjap a girl's or a boy's name?
Harjap is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harjap in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys. 3 girls were also named Harjap in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Harjap in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
Names like Harjap
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz, Krishiv, Shivansh, Avyaan, Harshiv, Gurvansh, Aarav, Gurtaj, Gursanjh, Avi, Navraj, Harveer
More Punjabi names
Asees, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Harjap: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harjap, updated 20 October 2026.