Harvinder
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- har-VIN-der
- Origin
- Punjabi
Harvinder is a boys' name of Punjabi origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Harvinder mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: har 'God' + vinder, a form of inder 'lord'
A Sikh name joining Har, a name for God, with -vinder, a form of -inder, from Sanskrit Indra, meaning lord.
Is Harvinder a girl's or a boy's name?
Harvinder is a boys' name.
How popular is Harvinder in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Harvinder in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 29% of the babies named Harvinder in the UK in 1996, and 7% in 2003.
Harvinder in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
Names like Harvinder
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurveer Ravi Gurvansh Shivam Gursanjh Gurtaj Harshiv Pranay Avitaj Navraj Vikram Rajveer
More Punjabi names
Asees Gurbaaz Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Avleen Anhad
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, “Harvinder: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harvinder, updated 20 October 2026.