Atharva
Atharva was the 2057th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1939th with 75 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 592 places. More babies were named Atharva in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,057 boys, down 118 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202075 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,094babies recorded
Atharva popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,057 | 72 |
| 2020 | #1,939 | 75 |
| 2010 | #2,876 | 41 |
| 2000 | #6,361 | 10 |
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How popular is Atharva, counting every spelling?
Atharva has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Atharva?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Atharva (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Atharva 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 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Atharva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Atharva?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Atharva are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Atharva a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Atharva by state
How common Atharva was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.4×), California (1.9×). In 43 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 Atharva: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Atharva, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Atharva
How popular is the name Atharva?
Atharva was the 2057th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1939th with 75 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 592 places. More babies were named Atharva in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Atharva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Atharva in the US.
Where is Atharva most popular?
In 2021–2025, Atharva was most common in New Jersey (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Illinois.