MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Harpreet mean?
Har supplies the divine-name member in this Punjabi compound. Prīt conveys love or affection, so the name expresses attachment to the divine.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Gurmukhi
ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हरप्रीत
Conventional spelling
Other spellings
- Harprit
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Harpreet in Indian usage
149,764 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: 77,333 records (51.6%).
- Recorded as male: 72,431 records (48.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 388 |
| 1950s | 786 |
| 1960s | 3,877 |
| 1970s | 18,363 |
| 1980s | 63,989 |
| 1990s | 62,244 |
| Other decades | 117 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 126,991 |
| Haryana | 7,403 |
| Delhi | 4,524 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,462 |
| Rajasthan | 3,107 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,113 |
| Chandigarh | 1,087 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 787 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 730 |
| Jharkhand | 418 |
| Other states | 142 |
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 | Harpreet / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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 Harpreet; Table_6, C6542 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Harpreet; Table_6, C6542
- Wiktionary: ਪ੍ਰੀਤ ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.