boy's name

Harpal

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 34

Harpal is a boy's name. In 1991 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1998, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1998.

Harpal over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2004, not a full ten years.

11
'90 '00
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Births named Harpal by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 10
2000s (to 2004) 11

How popular is Harpal?

In 2004, Harpal was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Harpal is used

England & Wales #3,508 4 in 2004
United States #9,279 5 in 1991

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Harpal

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Harpal also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Harpal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Harpal

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Harpal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Harpal

How popular is the name Harpal?

In 2004, Harpal was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Harpal a girl's or a boy's name?

Harpal is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Harpal most popular?

Harpal peaked in 1998, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.