Dhruvan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DHROO-van
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Dhruvan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “steadfast; the pole star”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Dhruvan mean?
Sanskrit: extended form of Dhruv
“steadfast; the pole star”
In Hindu legend the devoted prince Dhruva was made the pole star by Vishnu.
Is Dhruvan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dhruvan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dhruvan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 117% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Dhruvan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2018, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Dhruvan than any year since 2018.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Dhruvan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
How popular is Dhruvan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Dhruvan, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Dhruvan in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dhruvan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
Nicknames for Dhruvan
- Dhruv 52 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Dhruvan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avyaan, Shivansh, Vihaan, Arjan, Aviraj, Devansh, Yuvraj, Krishiv, Nirvaan, Ivaan, Veer
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani
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, “Dhruvan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dhruvan, updated 20 October 2026.