Arav
Arav was the 5412th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1861st with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,766 places. More babies were named Arav in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Aarav) sound, roar (Sanskrit) · Sanskrit, Hindi
- Rank in 2025
- #5,412 boys, down 1,489 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200878 babies
- Total since 1880
- 958babies recorded
What does the name Arav mean?
Arav is a spelling of Aarav, pronounced the same way, so it shares Aarav's meaning and origin.
Aarav is a modern Indian boys' name from Hindi ārav, borrowed from Sanskrit ārava. Wiktionary glosses the English transliteration as "sound; loud noise." It has been used in the US since 2002. The double a in the spelling marks the long first vowel; Wiktionary gives the Hindi pronunciation as AH-ruv, with a short second vowel, and marks it as a name of Indian usage. Arav is a shorter spelling of the same name.
आरव (Sanskrit, “sound, noise”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; no edited Sanskrit dictionary checked.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aarav' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'आरव' (Hindi section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Arav popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,412 | 17 |
| 2020 | #3,923 | 26 |
| 2010 | #2,012 | 68 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Arav, counting every spelling?
Arav is a spelling of Aarav, a name family that ranked #679 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,412 for Arav on its own. Together these spellings went to 394 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarav | 377 | #710 | 2,026 |
| Arav | 17 | #5,412 | 89 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arav?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arav (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arav born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arav.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arav?
About 900 people born in the US named Arav are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 18. That makes Arav mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arav by state
How common Arav was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arav: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arav, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arav
What does Arav mean?
Arav is a spelling of Aarav, which means “sound, roar (Sanskrit)” (Sanskrit, Hindi origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Arav?
Arav was the 5412th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1861st with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,766 places. More babies were named Arav in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arav a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arav in the US.
Where is Arav most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arav was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).