How Many People Are Named Haru?
An estimated 419 people in the United States have the first name Haru. It is used for both genders, with 61.5% male. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Haru peaked in popularity in 2023 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haru 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 Haru paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
419
About 1 in 818,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
61.5% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2023
47 births
Total Registered
460
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haru
Haru is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (61.5%) and females (38.5%). Out of 460 total births registered, 283 were male and 177 were female.
Haru as a male name
Ranked #4,926 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (28 births)
Haru as a female name
Ranked #6,723 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (19 births)
Haru: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haru span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 196 babies were registered. Haru remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Haru by Decade
How has Haru 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.
Haru by State
Haru + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haru as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haru
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Haru: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haru?
We estimate approximately 419 people named Haru 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 818,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Haru a common name?
Haru is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 460 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haru most popular?
Haru reached peak popularity in 2023, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haru is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haru a male name?
Haru is predominantly male. 61.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haru Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haru Smith, Haru Johnson, Haru 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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