Given name
Hriday
“of the heart and mind”
Hriday is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “of the heart and mind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “of the heart and mind.”
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 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hriday through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 156
- 156 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #3,546 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,546 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hriday’s family of names
Hriday has a related form in Hridae. Hriday has a related form in Hridai. Hriday has a related form in Hridaye.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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