The baby name Harish is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced huh-REESH (IPA: /həˈriːʃ/).
The baby name Harish is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced huh-REESH (IPA: /həˈriːʃ/).
Harish is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Harish is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, from Harīśa (हरीश), combining Hari - an epithet of Vishnu and Krishna, also glossed as “one who removes sins” or “tawny, lion-hued” - with īśa “lord, ruler.” The most common interpretation is “Lord Hari” (Vishnu); by devotional extension some traditions also apply it as an epithet of Shiva, so the name broadly conveys divine lordship and auspicious protection.
Recorded in Sanskrit literature and carried through medieval bhakti naming, Harish is common across India and the South Asian diaspora. It appears across Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam contexts. Variants include Hareesh (South India), Harīsh, and the short form Hari; related compounds are Harishchandra, Harishankar, and Harishkumar. Note that the look-alike Arabic name Haris/Harith is unrelated.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| IN | 0 | #48 | 23 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #74 | 6 | 3,375 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| OM | 0 | #81 | 36 | 6,215 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #88 | 5,120 | 16,750 |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #93 | 24 | 5,216 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #143 | 35 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #209 | 927 | 18,755 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #254 | 1,832 | 22,615 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #254 | 1,055 | 17,948 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #259 | 11 | 11,010 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #271 | 27 | 7,909 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SA | 0 | #281 | 15 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #299 | 491 | 18,093 |
| BH | 0 | #301 | 269 | 17,937 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #303 | 55 | 8,477 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #303 | 14 | 15,378 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #305 | 15 | 9,639 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #311 | 5 | 2,600 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #346 | 9 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #361 | 17 | 7,057 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #383 | 14 | 15,987 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #385 | 43 | 2,041 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #400 | 9 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #449 | 256 | 17,960 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #473 | 15 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #490 | 143 | 13,121 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #494 | 22 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #518 | 10 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #524 | 30 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #553 | 9 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #554 | 23 | 10,045 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #653 | 15 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #713 | 1,325 | 28,008 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #831 | 286 | 25,439 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #891 | 45 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #912 | 19 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #924 | 28 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #942 | 11 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,149 | 30 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,389 | 83 | 10,046 |
Harish is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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