Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Sanskrit, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harish through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 368
- 368 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,036 as a first name in 2020; 542 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Harish’s family of names
Harish may belong to the same name family as HARISSH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Harish
- Harish PatelIndian actorborn 1957
- H. C. VermaIndian nuclear physicistborn 1952
- Harish RawatIndian politician and Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhandborn 1948
- Harish KumarIndian actorborn 1975
- KaakIndian artist (1940–2025)
- Harish VermaIndian actorborn 1982
- Harish ShankarMalaysian-German conductorborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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