Madhav
Madhav was the 3418th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 3394th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 529 places. More babies were named Madhav in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,418 boys, up 1,963 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202335 babies
- Total since 1880
- 642babies recorded
Madhav popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,418 | 34 |
| 2020 | #5,381 | 17 |
| 2010 | #3,597 | 30 |
| 2000 | #11,498 | 5 |
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How popular is Madhav, counting every spelling?
Madhav is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhav | 34 | #3,418 | 166 |
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 Madhav?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Madhav (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Madhav 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 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Madhav.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Madhav?
About 600 people born in the US named Madhav are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Madhav 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.
Madhav by state
How common Madhav was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×). In 48 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 Madhav: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Madhav, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Madhav
How popular is the name Madhav?
Madhav was the 3418th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 3394th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 529 places. More babies were named Madhav in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Madhav a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Madhav in the US.
Where is Madhav most popular?
In 2021–2025, Madhav was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Florida.