Hari
Meaning
one of the names of the god Vishnu
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hari has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
419 people · the #15,105 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 61
Among people named Hari living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 26 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hari
Most people given the name Hari in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Hari deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Hari truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Hari fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Hari travels
Malayalam and Kerala · an epithet of Vishnu, in Sanskrit tawny or golden; short, devotional and effortless in English
Keep exploring
Malayalam and Kerala baby names · Indian baby names · Short names
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