Harnav
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAR-nav
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Harnav is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Harnav come from?
Sanskrit: uncertain; possibly Har 'God' + Arnav 'ocean', or a variant of Arnav
Is Harnav a girl's or a boy's name?
Harnav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harnav in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 325% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Harnav, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 11 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Harnav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
Names like Harnav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Harshiv Shivansh Avyaan Krishiv Pranav Rishiv Aviraj Madhav Atharv Keshav Vihaan
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda
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, “Harnav: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harnav, updated 20 October 2026.