Given name
Harini
“resembling a deer”
Harini is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “resembling a deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “resembling a deer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harini through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 612
- 0 boys · 612 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,369 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,369 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 54.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,438 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.
Harini’s family of names
Harini has a related form in Harinea. Harini has a related form in Harinee. Harini has a related form in Harinie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Harrinilikely variant
- Haryneevariant
- Haryneavariant
- Harineavariant
- Harynyvariant
- Harynievariant
- Harynivariant
- Harinyvariant
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People named Harini
- Harini AmarasuriyaPrime Minister of Sri Lankaborn 1970
- HariniIndian singerborn 1979
- HariniHeroine of Kannada Cinema in 1950s to 1960sborn 1934
- Harini RaviIndian actor and singerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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