Is Harsh a boy or girl name?

Harsh is a boy’s name. Of the 665 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Harsh

Recorded 1988–2024 · United States

Harsh was most popular in 2004, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,518 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 665 people named Harsh.

Harsh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Harsh’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Harsh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Harsh is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 665 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Harsh

Where Harsh is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New Jersey 26.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org