Dhruva
Dhruva was the 2309th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2193rd with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,279 places. More babies were named Dhruva in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,309 boys, up 284 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201964 babies
- Total since 1880
- 744babies recorded
Dhruva popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,309 | 60 |
| 2020 | #2,593 | 49 |
| 2010 | #4,556 | 21 |
| 2000 | #6,015 | 11 |
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How popular is Dhruva, counting every spelling?
Dhruva has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dhruva?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dhruva (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dhruva 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dhruva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dhruva?
About 700 people born in the US named Dhruva are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Dhruva 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.
Dhruva by state
How common Dhruva was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×), Texas (1.8×). In 47 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 Dhruva: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dhruva, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dhruva
How popular is the name Dhruva?
Dhruva was the 2309th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2193rd with 64 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,279 places. More babies were named Dhruva in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dhruva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dhruva in the US.
Where is Dhruva most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dhruva was most common in Washington (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.