Arnav Boy
How popular is Arnav?
#2,883 boy name in 2025
43 baby boys were named Arnav in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name.
Arnav popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,883 for boys (▲ 908 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 43 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,567 in 2015, #2,291 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (249 boys) |
| Highest rank | #855 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1991 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arnav counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Arnav family of names ranked #2,059 for boys in 2025 (#2,510 the year before), with 53 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arnav | 43 | 81% |
| Aarnav | 10 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Arnav is most popular
Babies named Arnav per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Arnav by decade
Boy names about as popular as Arnav
Questions
- Is Arnav a boy or girl name?
- Arnav is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Arnav were boys.
- How popular is the name Arnav?
- 43 baby boys were named Arnav in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name.
- When was Arnav most popular?
- Arnav peaked in 2011, when 249 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #855 in 2011.
- How many people are named Arnav?
- 3,585 babies have been named Arnav in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,546 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Arnav most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arnav was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.