Madhav
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAA-dav
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,192 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,378 for boys
Madhav is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “descendant of Madhu”. In 2025 it ranked 1,192nd for boys in the UK (26 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Madhav mean?
Sanskrit: from Madhava, an epithet of Krishna
“descendant of Madhu”
Madhava is a name of Krishna, linked to Madhu, an ancestor of his Yadava clan, and to madhu, 'honey' or 'sweet'.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Madhav a girl's or a boy's name?
Madhav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madhav in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,192among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were named Madhav, making it the 1,192nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Madhav of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Madhav in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,124th in England and Wales.
Madhav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,192 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
How popular is Madhav in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Madhav, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Madhav in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madhav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Madhav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Pranav Shivansh Yuvraj Vihaan Krishiv Dhruv Atharv Avyaan Shiv Harshiv Arnav
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda
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, “Madhav: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madhav, updated 20 October 2026.