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Harman

Harman is a distinctive choice, ranked #2014 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Harman in their class.

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UK Rank 2025
#2014
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Harman in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Harman

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Harman

Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Harman per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Harman in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Harman is declining: down 466 places since 2020, to #2,014 in 2025. It peaked at #947 in 2012.
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, Harriet Harman and Sabrina Harman. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
12
UK babies named Harman (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 466 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

Almost certainly the only Harman in the class

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UK Popularity (1996–2025)

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

Abdurahman
UK #2133
Adhrit
UK #2014
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Famous People Named Harman

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Peter Harmanb. 1973
Peter C.
Harriet Harman1950
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.
Sabrina Harman
Sabrina D.
Sidney Harman
Sidney Mortimer Harman was a Canadian-born American engineer, businessman, manager and philanthropist active in electronics, education, government, industry, and publishing.
Graham Harman
Graham Harman is an American philosopher.
Jane Harman
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.
Jennifer Harman
Jennifer C.

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