Harman is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Harman in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
About the Name Harman
Harman has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 541 places in five years. It was most popular in 2008 at #1156 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Harman is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Harman
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Harman per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Harman in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Harman has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 541 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1156 in 2008. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Harman is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Harman include: Peter Harman — Peter C.; Harriet Harman — Harriet Ruth Harman, Baroness Harman is a British politician and solicitor who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Chair of the Labour Party from...; Sabrina Harman — Sabrina D..
Harman does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Harmans in the wild.
11
UK babies named Harman (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 541 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Harman
Likely around 1 other Harman in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Harman
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Peter C. Harman is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, who served as the twenty-third rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome from February 2016 to June 2022.
Harriet Ruth Harman, Baroness Harman is a British politician and solicitor who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Chair of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2015 and Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 2007 to 2010. She also briefly served as Leader of the Opposition in 2010 and 2015 following the resignations of Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband respectively.
Sabrina D. Harman is an American former soldier who was court-martialed by the United States Army for prisoner abuse after the 2003–04 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
Sidney Mortimer Harman was a Canadian-born American engineer, businessman, manager and philanthropist active in electronics, education, government, industry, and publishing. Harman made “high-fidelity sound [a] part of American life".
Graham Harman is an American philosopher. He is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles.
Jane Margaret Harman is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 36th congressional district from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2011.