Harpreet
Epitome of grace and beauty, originating from the Indian languages.
Name Census estimates that about 487 living Americans carry the first name Harpreet. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 50.5% of registrations being female. The average person named Harpreet today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Harpreet births was 1991 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Harpreet. 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 Harpreet with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
487
~ 1 in 703,808 Americans
Peak year
1991
32 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2011 SSA rank
#12,988
Tracked since 1979
Census
Harpreet in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,866 people with the first name Harpreet, which placed it at #4,702 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
#4,702
National first-name rank
People counted
3.9K
3,866 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
96.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Harpreet
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Harpreet is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.2%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). 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 Harpreet 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 Harpreet at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander96.2% · 3,719
- White1.9% · 72
- Two or more races0.8% · 29
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 16
- Black or African American0.3% · 13
Gender
Gender distribution for Harpreet
Harpreet is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 503 total registrations, 249 (49.5%) were male and 254 (50.5%) were female.
Harpreet as a male name
- Ranked #12,988 in 2011
- 5 male births in 2011
- Peak: 1991 (21 births)
Harpreet as a female name
- Ranked #17,825 in 2012
- 5 female births in 2012
- Peak: 1994 (18 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Harpreet on both sides of the split. Of the 3,864 people counted with this name, 1,764 were male (45.7%) and 2,100 were female (54.3%).
Popularity
Harpreet: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Harpreet from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 243 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Harpreet 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 Harpreet during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Harpreets live
Origin
Meaning and history of Harpreet
Harpreet is a name of Indian origin, predominantly used by Sikhs. It is a combination of two words from the Punjabi language: "Har" meaning God, and "preet" meaning love or devotion. The name essentially means "love for God" or "beloved of God."
The name has its roots in the Sikh religion, which emerged in the 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It is believed to have been derived from the teachings and writings of the Sikh Gurus, particularly the founder Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) and the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji (1563-1606), who emphasized the importance of devotion to the divine.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Harpreet can be found in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture of the Sikh faith, which contains compositions by various Sikh Gurus and other saints. The name is often used in the context of spiritual love and devotion to the Almighty.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Harpreet. One such individual was Harpreet Kaur Badal (1957-2011), a Sikh political leader and the former Union Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Government of India. Another prominent figure was Harpreet Singh (1932-2020), an Indian historian and author who wrote extensively on Sikh history and culture.
Harpreet Singh Grewal (1915-2003) was a Sikh freedom fighter who participated in the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. Harpreet Singh Brar (1935-2006) was a decorated Indian Air Force officer and a recipient of the Vir Chakra, India's third-highest military decoration for gallantry.
Harpreet Kaur (born 1986) is a contemporary Sikh athlete from India who has represented her country in international kabaddi competitions and has won several medals, including gold at the 2014 Asian Games.
While the name Harpreet is predominantly used by Sikhs, it has also gained popularity among other communities in India and abroad, reflecting the rich cultural diversity and interfaith harmony that exists in many parts of the world.
People
Harpreet + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Harpreet 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
Harpreet: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Harpreet?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 487 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Harpreet 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 703,808 US residents.
Is Harpreet a common name?
We classify Harpreet as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 503 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Harpreet most popular?
The single biggest year for Harpreet was 1991, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Harpreet is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Harpreet in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,866 people with the name Harpreet, or 1.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,702 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 Harpreet 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 Harpreet?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Harpreet on both sides of the split. Of the 3,864 people counted with this name, 1,764 were male (45.7%) and 2,100 were female (54.3%). 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 Harpreet?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Harpreet is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.2%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). 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 Harpreet most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Harpreet in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.2% (3,719 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 Harpreet in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Harpreet a female name?
Yes, 50.5% of people registered as Harpreet in the SSA data are female. 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 Harpreet still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Harpreet 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 Harpreet 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 many people have the name Harpreet?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Harpreet at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.