Harjot
A Hindu masculine name signifying victory and glory.
Name Census estimates that about 329 living Americans carry the first name Harjot. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 75.4% of registrations being male. The average person named Harjot today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Harjot births was 2003 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Harjot. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Harjot with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
329
~ 1 in 1,041,806 Americans
Peak year
2003
22 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2018 SSA rank
#12,850
Tracked since 1990
Census
Harjot in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 798 people with the first name Harjot, which placed it at #14,688 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,688
National first-name rank
People counted
798
798 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
95.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Harjot
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Harjot is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.6%) and Two or More Races (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Harjot described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Harjot at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander95.4% · 761
- White1.6% · 13
- Two or more races1.1% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 4
- Black or African American0.4% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Harjot
Harjot is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 334 total registrations, 252 (75.4%) were male and 82 (24.6%) were female.
Harjot as a male name
- Ranked #12,850 in 2018
- 5 male births in 2018
- Peak: 1997 (14 births)
Harjot as a female name
- Ranked #17,822 in 2012
- 5 female births in 2012
- Peak: 2011 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Harjot on both sides of the split. Of the 803 people counted with this name, 520 were male (64.8%) and 283 were female (35.2%).
Popularity
Harjot: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Harjot from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 151 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Harjot remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Harjot by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Harjot during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Harjots live
Origin
Meaning and history of Harjot
The name Harjot is of Indian origin, specifically derived from the Punjabi language. It is a combination of two words, "Har" and "Jot," which collectively translate to "Lord's Light" or "Divine Light."
The name's roots can be traced back to the cultural and religious traditions of Sikhism, which emerged in the 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The word "Har" is a reference to the divine, often associated with the Sikh concept of the formless, all-pervading divine reality known as Waheguru.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Harjot can be found in historical texts and scriptures related to Sikhism, particularly the writings of the Sikh Gurus and other notable figures within the faith. One of the most significant historical references is the inclusion of the name in the Guru Granth Sahib, the central religious scripture of Sikhism, compiled in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Harjot. One such example is Harjot Singh Bedi (1920-1984), an Indian freedom fighter and political activist who played a pivotal role in the struggle for India's independence from British colonial rule. Another prominent figure is Harjot Oberoi (born 1945), an Indian-American author and academic who has made significant contributions to the study of South Asian religions and cultures.
Harjot Singh Anand (1932-2013) was a renowned Indian jurist who served as a judge in the Supreme Court of India from 1991 to 1997. His contributions to the Indian legal system and the interpretation of constitutional laws have left a lasting impact.
In the field of sports, Harjot Singh Dhaliwal (born 1970) is a former Indian cricketer who represented the national team in the 1990s and played domestic cricket for Punjab. He is remembered for his impressive batting performances and his role in India's victories in several international tournaments.
Harjot Kaur Bamrah (born 1991) is a professional Indian-American cricketer who has represented the United States national women's cricket team. She has been a trailblazer for women's cricket in the United States and has helped raise the profile of the sport in the country.
People
Harjot + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Harjot as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Harjot: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harjot?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 329 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Harjot going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,041,806 US residents.
Is Harjot a common name?
We classify Harjot as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 334 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Harjot most popular?
The single biggest year for Harjot was 2003, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Harjot is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Harjot in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 798 people with the name Harjot, or 0.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,688 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Harjot in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Harjot?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Harjot on both sides of the split. Of the 803 people counted with this name, 520 were male (64.8%) and 283 were female (35.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Harjot?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Harjot is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.6%) and Two or More Races (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Harjot most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Harjot in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.4% (761 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Harjot in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Harjot a male name?
Yes, 75.4% of people registered as Harjot in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Harjot still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Harjot in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Harjot can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Harjot?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.