Given name
Harim
“a superior man”
Harim is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “a superior man.”
Original Hebrewחרם
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a superior man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb haram (חרם), “to designate or consign to the afterlife.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Harim appears in Ezra 10:21, Ezra 10:31.
- Ezra 10:21
- Ezra 10:31
From biblical name research
Harim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 120
- 120 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 289 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Harim’s family of names
Harim has a related form in Hareem. Harim has a related form in Haream. Harim has a related form in Hareim.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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