Arnav
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-nav
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,883 for boys
Arnav is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ocean, sea”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Arnav mean?
Sanskrit
“ocean, sea”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Arnav a girl's or a boy's name?
Arnav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arnav in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Arnav, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 69 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Arnav than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Arnav in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Arnav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 33 | #982 |
| 2014 | 37 | #891 |
| 2013 | 56 | #664 |
| 2012 | 69 | #576 |
| 2011 | 44 | #793 |
| 2010 | 36 | #883 |
| 2009 | 35 | #882 |
| 2008 | 43 | #751 |
| 2007 | 36 | #827 |
| 2006 | 31 | #880 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
How popular is Arnav in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Arnav, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,291st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 249 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had more boys named Arnav than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Arnav in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 53 boys in the US were given Arnav or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,138, up from #2,883 for this spelling alone.
- Arnav 43
- Aarnav 10
Arnav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,960 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,120 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,291 |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,937 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,958 |
| 2017 | 92 | #1,707 |
| 2016 | 126 | #1,389 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,567 |
| 2014 | 242 | #891 |
| 2013 | 229 | #907 |
| 2012 | 243 | #868 |
| 2011 | 249 | #855 |
| 2010 | 216 | #933 |
| 2009 | 241 | #875 |
| 2008 | 203 | #979 |
| 2007 | 205 | #959 |
| 2006 | 199 | #941 |
| 2005 | 179 | #971 |
| 2004 | 194 | #894 |
| 2003 | 158 | #1,000 |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,265 |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,655 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Arnav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Pranav Atharv Yuvraj Dhruv Madhav Avyaan Vihaan Shivansh Keshav Shiv Aadhav
Other spellings of Arnav
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Arnav: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arnav, updated 20 October 2026.