MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Harbans mean?
Harbans is a Punjabi development of Harivansh, preserving the idea of Hari's lineage. The Sanskrit Harivamsha recounts Krishna's family, giving the name a recognised literary connection.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हरबंस
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हरबन्स
Letter-by-letter: harabansa
5,750 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Harbans in Indian usage
9,529 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 2,862 records (30%).
- Recorded as male: 6,667 records (70%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 917 |
| 1940s | 1,666 |
| 1950s | 2,048 |
| 1960s | 1,870 |
| 1970s | 1,442 |
| 1980s | 813 |
| 1990s | 438 |
| Other decades | 335 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 4,319 |
| Rajasthan | 1,703 |
| Delhi | 970 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 751 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 571 |
| Chandigarh | 436 |
| Bihar | 260 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 223 |
| Uttarakhand | 171 |
| Other states | 125 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, harivaṃśa, p. 1290,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, hari, p. 1289,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.