Apurva
Girl · a-POOR-va · Sanskrit
Apurva is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “unprecedented, never before”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Apurva mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit apurva
“unprecedented, never before”
From Sanskrit apurva, meaning unprecedented or unparalleled; used for both girls and boys in India.
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Is Apurva a girl's or a boy's name?
Apurva is a girls' name.
How popular is Apurva in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Apurva in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Apurva in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
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