Atharva
Boy · a-THAR-va · Sanskrit
Atharva is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “fire priest”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 2,056th for boys in the US (72 babies).
What does Atharva mean?
Sanskrit
“fire priest”
Recalls the Atharvaveda, one of the four Vedas of Hinduism, named after the sage Atharvan.
- Say it
- a-THAR-va
Is Atharva a girl's or a boy's name?
Atharva is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 72 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Atharva in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Atharva, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Atharva in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Atharva in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
How popular is Atharva in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,056among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 72about 1 in 24,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 72 boys in the US were named Atharva, making it the 2,056th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,937th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 75 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
2025 had more boys named Atharva than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Atharva in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Atharva in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2,056 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2,190 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,386 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2,149 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,409 |
| 2020 | 75 | #1,937 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,264 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,677 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,698 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,873 |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,893 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,787 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
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