Raghav
Boy · RAA-gav · Sanskrit
Raghav is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “descendant of Raghu”. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 1,826th for boys in the US (87 babies).
What does Raghav mean?
Sanskrit: from Raghava, an epithet of Rama
“descendant of Raghu”
Raghava, 'descendant of Raghu', is a name of Rama, hero of the Ramayana, whose dynasty took its name from King Raghu.
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- RAA-gav
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Is Raghav a girl's or a boy's name?
Raghav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 87 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raghav in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,133among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 446% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Raghav, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Raghav of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Raghav in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,066th in England and Wales.
Raghav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,177 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Raghav in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,826among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 87about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 109% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 87 boys in the US were named Raghav, making it the 1,826th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. It first appears in the records in 1990.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Raghav of any year since it first appeared, in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Raghav in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Raghav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | #1,826 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2,098 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,736 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,365 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,112 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,490 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,379 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,466 |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,347 |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,404 |
| 2007 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,309 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Raghav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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