MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Harkirat mean?
Harkirat joins Har, a Punjabi devotional name for God, with kirat, “praise”. The name expresses divine praise, a recurring activity in the singing of sacred hymns.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हरकीरत
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਹਰਕੀਰਤ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Harkirat in Indian usage
2,090 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: 452 records (21.6%).
- Recorded as male: 1,638 records (78.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 135 |
| 1970s | 222 |
| 1980s | 454 |
| 1990s | 1,152 |
| Other decades | 127 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 1,837 |
| Other states | 253 |
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.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Harkirat / M | 6 | 3,256 |
| England & Wales | Harkirat / F | 6 | 3,705 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Harkirat; Table_6, C3390 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Harkirat; Table_6, C3390
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Harkirat; Table_6, C3896 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Harkirat; Table_6, C3896