Given name
Harshini
“an enchantress; a hardworking woman”·“a bringer of happiness”
Harshini is a variant of Harsha. Interpretations include “an enchantress; a hardworking woman” and “a bringer of happiness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Harshini is a variant of Harsha. Interpretations include “an enchantress; a hardworking woman” and “a bringer of happiness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Harshini is a variant of Harsha. Harsha has been associated with Hebrew and Indian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harshini through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 283
- 0 boys · 283 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −87%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 559 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.
Harshini’s family of names
Harshini has a related form in Harsha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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