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Hari
OriginHindu
Meaning"dark, tawny"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#4446
2025 SSA
About Hari
Familiar via Harry, but much more worldly.
Hari for girls
Actress and model Hari Nef is the best-known bearer of her name, which she pronounces to rhyme with "sorry". In Nef's case, her name is a feminization of names in the Harry/Henry/Harrison family, but Hari is also seen as a Welsh nickname for the girl name Angharad.
Pronounced HAR-ee.
As of October 2026, Hari ranked #4446 for boys in US births in 2025 and #11429 for girls in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #2903 for boys in 2002.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,940 | 26 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | #4,779 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | #3,621 | 30 | 15.8 |
| 2017 | #3,540 | 31 | 16.7 |
| 2018 | #4,519 | 22 | 12.1 |
| 2019 | #4,858 | 20 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,988 | 19 | 10.9 |
| 2022 | #3,802 | 29 | 16.6 |
| 2023 | #3,825 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | #3,233 | 37 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | #4,446 | 23 | 13.5 |
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