Dhruv
Dhruv was the 1100th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 997th with 210 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 82 places. More babies were named Dhruv in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,100 boys, down 41 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 195boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019210 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,474babies recorded
Dhruv popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,100 | 195 |
| 2020 | #1,059 | 189 |
| 2010 | #1,073 | 180 |
| 2000 | #1,644 | 71 |
| 1990 | #3,827 | 15 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dhruv, counting every spelling?
Dhruv has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,043 for boys in 2025, against #1,100 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Dhruv?
195 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dhruv (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dhruv 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dhruv.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dhruv?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Dhruv are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Dhruv 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.
Dhruv by state
How common Dhruv was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.2×), New Jersey (3.2×), Massachusetts (2.8×), North Carolina (2.1×), California (1.9×). In 35 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 Dhruv: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dhruv, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dhruv
How popular is the name Dhruv?
Dhruv was the 1100th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 997th with 210 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 82 places. More babies were named Dhruv in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dhruv a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dhruv in the US.
Where is Dhruv most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dhruv was most common in Washington (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Massachusetts.