How Many People Are Named Bharat?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Bharat. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Bharat peaked in popularity in 1997 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bharat as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bharat paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1997
15 births
Total Registered
178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bharat
Bharat is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 178 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bharat as a male name
Ranked #8,374 in 2009
9 male births in 2009
Peak: 1997 (15 births)
Bharat: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bharat span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 62 babies were registered. Bharat remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bharat by Decade
How has Bharat tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bharat + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bharat as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bharat: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bharat?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Bharat are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Bharat a common name?
Bharat is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bharat most popular?
Bharat reached peak popularity in 1997, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bharat is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bharat a male name?
Bharat is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bharat Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bharat Smith, Bharat Johnson, Bharat Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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