Naveen
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #2,056 for boys
Naveen is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,056th for boys in the US (72 babies).
What does Naveen mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Naveen a girl's or a boy's name?
Naveen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 72 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naveen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Naveen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2009, 33% of the babies named Naveen in the UK were girls.
Naveen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Naveen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,056th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 72 about 1 in 24,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 72 boys in the US were named Naveen, making it the 2,056th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,391st. It first appears in the records in 1972.
2025 had the most boys named Naveen of any year since it first appeared, in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Naveen in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 108 boys in the US were given Naveen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,411, up from #2,056 for this spelling alone.
In 2024, 10% of the babies named Naveen in the US were girls.
Naveen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2,056 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,476 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2,096 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,216 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,192 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,391 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,581 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,660 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,277 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,743 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
Names like Naveen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Yuvraj, Avyaan, Nirvaan, Shivansh, Arjan, Veer, Dhruv, Ravi, Viraj, Arjun
Other spellings of Naveen
Names related to Naveen
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani, Rudra
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, “Naveen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naveen, updated 20 October 2026.