MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hars mean?
Hars is the Punjabi personal form of Sanskrit harsha, “joy” or “delight”. The native Punjabi form keeps the same emotional vocabulary that appears in Hindi expressions of celebration.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Gurmukhi
ਹਰਸ਼
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हर्ष
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hars in Indian usage
3,207 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: 688 records (21.5%).
- Recorded as male: 2,519 records (78.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 304 |
| 1970s | 559 |
| 1980s | 978 |
| 1990s | 1,118 |
| Other decades | 248 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 3,093 |
| Other states | 114 |
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.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, harṣa, p. 1292,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.