Dhruv

Gender: Boy
Say it: DROOV
Origin: Sanskrit
UK rank, 2025: #745 for boys
US rank, 2025: #1,097 for boys

Dhruv is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “steadfast; the Pole Star”. In 2025 it ranked 745th for boys in the UK (52 babies) and 1,097th for boys in the US (195 babies).

What does Dhruv mean?

Sanskrit: from Sanskrit dhruva

“steadfast; the Pole Star”

In Hindu legend the devoted boy Dhruva was rewarded by Vishnu by being made the Pole Star.

Is Dhruv a girl's or a boy's name?

Dhruv is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 boys in the UK and 195 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Dhruv in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #745among boys
Babies in 2025: 52about 1 in 5,800 boys
Five-year trend: Steadyup 20% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 52 boys in the UK were named Dhruv, making it the 745th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 825th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 82 boys.

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more boys named Dhruv than any year since 2014.

Half of all the boys named Dhruv in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 716th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 82 in 20112025

Dhruv in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	52	#745
2024	49	#769
2023	48	#770
2022	46	#785
2021	36	#931
2020	41	#825
2019	41	#829
2018	42	#842
2017	50	#755
2016	35	#956
2015	46	#776
2014	55	#673
2013	58	#648
2012	65	#610
2011	82	#496
2010	64	#596
2009	51	#686
2008	65	#570
2007	58	#587
2006	63	#533
2005	43	#673
2004	50	#565
2003	33	#720
2002	24	#846
2001	25	#768
2000	19	#917
1999	18	#930
1998	14	#1,062
1997	21	#811
1996	10	#1,290

How popular is Dhruv in the US?

Rank in 2025: #1,097among boys
Babies in 2025: 195about 1 in 8,800 boys
Five-year trend: Steadymuch the same
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 195 boys in the US were named Dhruv, making it the 1,097th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,058th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 210 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.

Half of all the boys named Dhruv in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

1987Busiest: 210 in 20192025

Dhruv in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	195	#1,097
2024	199	#1,090
2023	190	#1,111
2022	201	#1,084
2021	179	#1,135
2020	189	#1,058
2019	210	#997
2018	185	#1,074
2017	169	#1,129
2016	159	#1,194
2015	157	#1,182
2014	167	#1,137
2013	147	#1,216
2012	162	#1,130
2011	163	#1,118
2010	180	#1,068
2009	161	#1,138
2008	166	#1,105
2007	182	#1,031
2006	138	#1,214
2005	136	#1,169
2004	159	#1,028
2003	140	#1,097
2002	105	#1,285
2001	77	#1,560
2000	71	#1,637
1999	65	#1,639
1998	45	#2,065
1997	31	#2,542
1996	26	#2,833
1995	27	#2,680
1994	16	#3,905
1993	14	#4,220
1992	11	#4,864
1991	14	#3,998
1990	15	#3,773
1989	8	#5,608
1988	10	#4,445
1987	5	#6,945

Names like Dhruv

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Names related to Dhruv

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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, “Dhruv: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dhruv, updated 20 October 2026.