Harshiv
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAR-shiv
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,286 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,138 for boys
Harshiv is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
Where does Harshiv come from?
Sanskrit: modern Indian name, perhaps combining Har or Harsh with Shiv
Is Harshiv a girl's or a boy's name?
Harshiv is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK and 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harshiv in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,286th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23 about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 638% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Harshiv, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Harshiv of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Harshiv in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Harshiv in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Harshiv in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,138th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 244% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Harshiv, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. It first appears in the records in 2014.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Harshiv of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Harshiv in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Harshiv in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
Names like Harshiv
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Krishiv, Shivansh, Rishiv, Avyaan, Shiv, Vihaan, Aviraj, Atharv, Yuvraj, Viraj, Pranav
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), 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, “Harshiv: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harshiv, updated 20 October 2026.