Hriday is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hriday in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Hriday
Hriday has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #2264. The name has climbed 1584 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2007.
Hriday 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 Hriday
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Hriday per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hriday in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hriday is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1584 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hriday 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 Hriday include: Hriday Narayan Dikshit — Hriday Narayan Dikshit is an Indian politician and a former speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.; Bhagna Hriday — Bhagna Hriday (Bengali: ভগ্নহৃদয়; English: The Broken Heart) is a Bengali long lyrical poem written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1881.; Hriday Narayan Singh Patel — Hriday Narayan Singh Patel is an Indian politician of the Samajwadi Party..
Hriday does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hridays in the wild.
10
UK babies named Hriday (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1584 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hriday
Likely around 1 other Hriday in the class
UK Popularity (2007–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hriday
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hriday Narayan Dikshit is an Indian politician and a former speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was a member of the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth Vidhan Sabha, currently representing Bhagwantnagar (Assembly constituency) of Unnao district.
Bhagna Hriday (Bengali: ভগ্নহৃদয়; English: The Broken Heart) is a Bengali long lyrical poem written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1881. He started writing it while on a trip to London.
Hriday Narayan Singh Patel is an Indian politician of the Samajwadi Party. He is a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, representing the Sagri Assembly constituency.