Prabhav
Boy · pruh-BHAHV · Sanskrit
Prabhav is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “influence, power”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Prabhav mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit prabhava
“influence, power”
From Sanskrit, where the word is used for power and influence; a closely related form means 'origin, source'.
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- pruh-BHAHV
Is Prabhav a girl's or a boy's name?
Prabhav is a boys' name.
How popular is Prabhav in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Prabhav in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prabhav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
Names like Prabhav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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