Atharv
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-THARV
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #916 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,132 for boys
Atharv is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “fire priest”. In 2025 it ranked 916th for boys in the UK (37 babies) and 1,132nd for boys in the US (187 babies).
What does Atharv mean?
Sanskrit: short form of Atharva
“fire priest”
Named after Atharvan, the legendary sage linked to the Atharvaveda, one of the four Vedas.
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Is Atharv a girl's or a boy's name?
Atharv is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 boys in the UK and 187 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Atharv in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 916th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37 about 1 in 8,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 112% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the UK were named Atharv, making it the 916th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 47 boys.
Half of all the boys named Atharv in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 914th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Atharv in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #916 |
| 2024 | 47 | #790 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,157 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,134 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Atharv in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,132nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 187 about 1 in 9,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 187 boys in the US were named Atharv, making it the 1,132nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,017th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 224 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
2025 had fewer boys named Atharv than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Atharv in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Atharv in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 187 | #1,132 |
| 2024 | 224 | #1,001 |
| 2023 | 222 | #992 |
| 2022 | 223 | #997 |
| 2021 | 217 | #1,006 |
| 2020 | 204 | #1,017 |
| 2019 | 139 | #1,312 |
| 2018 | 139 | #1,305 |
| 2017 | 127 | #1,384 |
| 2016 | 121 | #1,433 |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,703 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,919 |
| 2013 | 72 | #1,930 |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,890 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,202 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
Names like Atharv
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avyaan, Shivansh, Aviraj, Vihaan, Krishiv, Yuvraj, Advik, Dhruv, Veer, Avi, Shiv
Names related to Atharv
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
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, “Atharv: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/atharv, updated 20 October 2026.