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Harminder

Gender
Boy
Origin
Punjabi

Harminder is a boys' name of Punjabi origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Harminder mean?

Punjabi

A unisex given name from Punjabi, of Sikh usage.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Harminder a girl's or a boy's name?

Harminder is a boys' name.

How popular is Harminder in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 6 boys.

1996Busiest: 6 in 19992022
Harminder in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20221#6,413
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20050–
20040–
20030–
20020–
20013#3,255
20003#3,146
19996#1,941
19980–
19975#2,109
19964#2,442

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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, “Harminder: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harminder, updated 20 October 2026.