Names / Boy names
Haruki
Current rank
#5,284
and easing
All-time peak
#4,758
in 2014
First recorded
1990
in U.S. data
Children named
349
since 1990
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,758 in 2014 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(hah-roo-kee): Japanese name that can carry sun, light, and radiance elements depending on kanji. Important note: meaning varies by kanji, so be specific about the characters. Stateside, it was first recorded in 1990. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 349 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.