The baby name Harishchandra is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /həˌrɪʃˈtʃʌndrə/ (huh-RISH-chun-druh).
Harishchandra is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Harishchandra is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /həˌrɪʃˈtʃʌndrə/ (huh-RISH-chun-druh).
Harishchandra is Sanskrit in Origin.
Harishchandra is a masculine Indian name from Sanskrit Hari + Chandra (moon), yielding 'moon of Hari (Vishnu)' or 'one whose radiance pleases Vishnu'. By association it also evokes the famed king Harishchandra, exemplar of satya (truth) and dana (charity), so the name connotes integrity, steadfastness, and sacrificial duty.
Attested in Vedic and Puranic literature and retold in the Mahabharata (Markandeya's account), the legend kept the name in continuous use across North and South India and Nepal. It saw renewed prestige in the 19th–20th centuries through reformist plays and Dadasaheb Phalke's 1913 film Raja Harishchandra. Common variants include Harischandra, Harish Chandra (two words), and regional shortenings Harish or Chandra; related forms are Harichand (Bengali/Punjabi) and Harischandran (Tamil/Malayalam). The name remains popular among Hindu families seeking a traditional, virtue-laden choice with pan-Indian familiarity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #748 | 22 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #856 | 26 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #867 | 135 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 64 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,547 | 68 | 28,008 |
Harishchandra is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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