Given name & surname · also Hebrew
Harsha
“an enchantress; a hardworking woman”·“a bringer of happiness”
Harsha is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “an enchantress; a hardworking woman” and “a bringer of happiness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Hebrewחרשא
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “an enchantress; a hardworking woman” and “a bringer of happiness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hebrew and Indian naming traditions.
How it developed
From the Hebrew root harash (חרשׁ), “to carve data.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. 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 Harsha appears in Ezra 2:52, Nehemiah 7:54, Ezra 2:59 and 1 other passage.
- Ezra 2:52
- Nehemiah 7:54
- Ezra 2:59
- Nehemiah 7:61
From biblical name research
Harsha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 249
- 230 boys · 19 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −79%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2021. 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 1,927 as a first name in 2020; 844 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.
Harsha’s family of names
Harsha has a related form in Harshita. Harsha has a related form in Harshini. Harsha has a related form in Harshada.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Harshitavariant
- Harshinivariant
- Harrshalikely variant
- Harshineavariant
- Harshitahvariant
- Harshynievariant
- Harshynivariant
- Harshinievariant
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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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