Saanvi
Saanvi was the 944th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 274 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 847th with 312 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 165 places. More babies were named Saanvi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it SAHN-vee /ˈsɑnvi/
- Rank in 2025
- #944 girls, up 122 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 274girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011312 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,945babies recorded
What does the name Saanvi mean?
Saanvi is a modern Indian girls' name. Wiktionary derives it from Hindi sānvī but gives no meaning, and the Monier-Williams Sanskrit dictionary has no entry for such a word. Name websites often say it is a name of the goddess Lakshmi, and Wikipedia redirects 'Saanvi' to its Lakshmi article, but no dictionary we checked confirms that sense. It came into US use in the 2000s.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented meaning; the Lakshmi association is not confirmed by a dictionary.
Other explanations you may read: a name of the goddess Lakshmi.
Related names: Sanvi.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Saanvi', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), s.v. 'sānvī (no entry)' (Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries), Oxford, Clarendon Press (public domain); digitized by University of Cologne
- Wikipedia, 'Saanvi'; redirect to 'Lakshmi', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Saanvi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #944 | 274 |
| 2020 | #1,066 | 233 |
| 2010 | #1,062 | 234 |
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How popular is Saanvi, counting every spelling?
Saanvi is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #784 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #944 for Saanvi on its own. Together these spellings went to 348 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saanvi | 274 | #944 | 1,340 |
| Sanvi | 74 | #2,431 | 306 |
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 Saanvi?
274 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saanvi (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saanvi 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 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saanvi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saanvi?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Saanvi are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Saanvi 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.
Saanvi by state
How common Saanvi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.7×), Washington (3.1×), Massachusetts (2.1×), Virginia (1.9×), Illinois (1.9×). In 30 states fewer than five girls 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 Saanvi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saanvi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Saanvi · Sibling names for Saanvi
Questions about the name Saanvi
How popular is the name Saanvi?
Saanvi was the 944th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 274 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 847th with 312 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 165 places. More babies were named Saanvi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saanvi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Saanvi in the US.
Where is Saanvi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saanvi was most common in New Jersey (0.60 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Massachusetts.