Aravind
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-a-vind
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Aravind is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lotus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aravind mean?
Sanskrit: South Indian spelling of Aravinda
“lotus”
A South Indian spelling of Aravinda, a Sanskrit word for lotus; Sri Aurobindo's name is the Bengali form.
Is Aravind a girl's or a boy's name?
Aravind is a boys' name.
How popular is Aravind in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Aravind in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aravind in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Names like Aravind
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Dhruv Ansh Aviraj Atharva Krish Shiv Pranav Viraj Avi Arnav Atharv
Names related to Aravind
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aravind: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aravind, updated 20 October 2026.