Garv
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GURV
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Garv is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “pride”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Garv mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit garva, via Hindi
“pride”
From Sanskrit garva 'pride', a word still used in Hindi for pride and self-respect.
Is Garv a girl's or a boy's name?
Garv is a boys' name.
How popular is Garv in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 boys.
Garv in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
How popular is Garv in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Garv in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Garv in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
Names like Garv
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Dhruv Shiv Veer Yuvraj Atharv Krish Ansh Pranav Shivansh Vansh Vihaan
Names related to Garv
More Sanskrit names
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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, “Garv: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/garv, updated 20 October 2026.