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Arnav

Boy

Meaning of Arnav: Sanskrit: 'ocean'

Arnav is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2813th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2813

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,585

First recorded 1991 · peak 2011

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 70 babies2002: 107 babies2003: 158 babies2004: 194 babies2005: 179 babies2006: 199 babies2007: 205 babies2008: 203 babies2009: 241 babies2010: 216 babies20102011: 249 babies2012: 243 babies2013: 229 babies2014: 242 babies2015: 103 babies2016: 126 babies2017: 92 babies2018: 75 babies2019: 76 babies2020: 59 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 42 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Arnav per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 249.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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