Hriday
Boy name · #3571 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
Hriday is currently the #3571 boy name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8744, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 boys born in 2025 was named Hriday.
The 21-year story
Hriday first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 32 babies and a rank of #3513. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Hriday per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Hriday in class?
Hriday scores 48 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Hriday is most common
State-level data for Hriday is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Hriday
Statistically, parents drawn to Hriday tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Samay, Avyay, Husayn, Kenay, and Hanzel.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Hriday | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3513 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5904 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10821 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6479 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8166 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12022 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12246 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6349 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8744 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12108 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8118 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12553 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6622 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7998 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11472 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11356 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hriday a popular boy name?
Hriday ranked #3571 among boys in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8744.
When was the name Hriday most popular?
Hriday peaked in 2025, when 32 American boys received the name (ranked #3513 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Hriday?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American boys was named Hriday. It scores 48/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.