Janhvi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAHN-vee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
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Janhvi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “daughter of Jahnu”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Janhvi mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Jahnavi, a name of the Ganges
“daughter of Jahnu”
In legend the sage Jahnu swallowed the Ganges and released it, so the river is called his daughter.
Is Janhvi a girl's or a boy's name?
Janhvi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janhvi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Janhvi, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2023, with 4 girls.
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were given Janhvi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,459, up from #4,935 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Janhvi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
Names like Janhvi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhanvi Krishvi Dhriti Sanvi Yashvi Vaani Kashvi Tanvi Anvi Saanvi Aashvi Pranshi
Other spellings of Janhvi
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Janhvi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janhvi, updated 20 October 2026.