Haru

Haru was the #3,757 boys' name in the US in 2025 (29 babies), and #2,789 in Canada.

Haru as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Haru as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Haru as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,757 (29)—#2,789 (6)
2024#4,890 (20)—#1,909 (10)
2023#3,883 (28)#4,992 (3)#2,921 (5)
2022#3,879 (28)——
2021#4,362 (23)——
2020#4,855 (19)——
2019#5,340 (17)——
2018#6,036 (14)——
2017#4,746 (20)——
2016#6,053 (14)#3,478 (5)—
2015#5,746 (15)——
2014#6,307 (13)#4,632 (3)—
2013#7,537 (10)#3,822 (4)—
2012#9,709 (7)——
2011#10,808 (6)——

Haru as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Haru as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Haru as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#7,491 (14)—#2,730 (7)
2024#6,642 (17)——
2023#6,169 (19)#5,688 (3)—
2022#6,984 (16)—#3,228 (5)
2021#8,464 (12)——
2020#7,559 (14)#4,535 (4)#3,251 (5)
2019#7,716 (14)——
2017#10,689 (9)——
2016#7,988 (14)——
2015#14,482 (6)——
2014#10,955 (9)——
2013#11,000 (9)——
1923#4,376 (6)——
1922#5,009 (5)——
1921#5,099 (5)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,757.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2003.
  • In 2025, 33% of US babies named Haru were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 59,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 110,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Haru is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 63,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 45,000 to 1 in 88,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Haru by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Haru (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HaruCanadaGirls#2,7307
HaruCanadaBoys#2,7896
HaruEngland & WalesGirls—too few
HaruEngland & WalesBoys—too few
HaruUSGirls#7,49114
HaruUSBoys#3,75729