Harsha
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HUR-shah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Harsha is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Harsha mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit harsha, 'joy'
“joy”
From Sanskrit harsha, meaning joy; Harsha, or Harshavardhana, ruled much of northern India in the seventh century.
Is Harsha a girl's or a boy's name?
Harsha is a boys' name.
How popular is Harsha in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Harsha in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Harsha in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Harsha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Harsha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harsha, updated 20 October 2026.