UK boy's name
Harnek
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Harnek is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Harnek popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3449, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 6 births.
This profile covers 50 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 1996 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 83% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 50 living people in the UK are called Harnek. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Harnek ranked #3449 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 6 boys were registered as Harnek.
- • About 50 living people in the UK are estimated to have Harnek as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3449
2022
Births in 2022
5
Latest year
Peak year
2014
6 births
Estimated living
50
2026
Popularity
Harnek over time
The chart below shows babies named Harnek registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Harnek, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2022, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Harnek by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Harnek was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3449 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3851 | 18 | 4 |
| 2000s | #3695 | 17 | 5 |
| 1990s | #2742 | 10 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Harnek
- Harry 141,693
- Henry 65,177
- Harrison 45,958
- Harvey 35,648
- Harley 22,095
- Hugo 18,779
- Hayden 12,622
- Hunter 10,350
- Hudson 9,104
- Hamza 8,564
- Hassan 5,982
- Hasan 3,599
FAQ
Harnek: questions and answers
How popular is the name Harnek in the UK right now?
In 2022, Harnek was ranked #3449 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Harnek most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 6 babies registered as Harnek in England and Wales.
How many people are called Harnek in the UK?
A total of 50 babies have been registered as Harnek across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.