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Dhruv

Boy

Meaning of Dhruv: Sanskrit: 'pole star'

Dhruv is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1105th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 721st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1105

195 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#721

49 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,474

First recorded 1987 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 27 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 45 babies1999: 65 babies2000: 71 babies20002001: 77 babies2002: 105 babies2003: 140 babies2004: 159 babies2005: 136 babies2006: 138 babies2007: 182 babies2008: 166 babies2009: 161 babies2010: 180 babies20102011: 163 babies2012: 162 babies2013: 147 babies2014: 167 babies2015: 157 babies2016: 159 babies2017: 169 babies2018: 185 babies2019: 210 babies2020: 189 babies20202021: 179 babies2022: 201 babies2023: 190 babies2024: 199 babies2025: 195 babies
US babies named Dhruv per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 210.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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