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The baby name Harish is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced huh-REESH (IPA: /həˈriːʃ/).

Harish is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hindu, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: huh-REESH (IPA: /həˈriːʃ/)

What is the meaning of the name Harish ?

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.

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Harish – Popularity by country

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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People also ask about Harish

Harish is predominantly a boy's name.
Harish is a 2 syllable name, pronounced huh-REESH (IPA: /həˈriːʃ/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hareesh, Hariśa, Harīśa, Harishh and Haris.
Across languages, Harish has these equivalents: Hari (short form), Ishaan (similar 'lord' meaning), Vishnu (associated deity).
Yes — Harish ranked #181 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Harish ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2022).
Harish's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #864 in 2012 to #904 in 2022 in United States.