Harjot
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- har-JOHT
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Harjot is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “light of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Harjot mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: har 'God' + jot 'light'
“light of God”
Is Harjot a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Harjot has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Harjot in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Harjot, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 14 boys. 3 girls were also named Harjot in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Harjot in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 30% of the babies named Harjot in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Harjot in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Harjot in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Harjot, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1997, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had more boys named Harjot than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Harjot in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Harjot in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Harjot
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurveer, Harveer, Aarav, Navraj, Gurtaj, Yuvraj, Gurman, Harshiv, Prithvi, Gurvansh, Pranav, Avi
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen
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, “Harjot: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harjot, updated 20 October 2026.