Tanvi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TUN-vee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,974 for girls
Tanvi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “slender, delicate”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does Tanvi mean?
Sanskrit
“slender, delicate”
From Sanskrit tanvi, a poetic word for a slender, graceful young woman.
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Is Tanvi a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanvi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 36 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tanvi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Tanvi, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 29 girls.
2025 had more girls named Tanvi than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Tanvi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Tanvi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,498 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,505 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,200 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,346 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Tanvi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Tanvi, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,338th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 140 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Tanvi in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanvi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4,386 |
| 2023 | 47 | #3,386 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3,312 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3,037 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3,338 |
| 2019 | 54 | #3,002 |
| 2018 | 85 | #2,190 |
| 2017 | 97 | #2,018 |
| 2016 | 103 | #1,942 |
| 2015 | 110 | #1,861 |
| 2014 | 110 | #1,838 |
| 2013 | 109 | #1,849 |
| 2012 | 114 | #1,791 |
| 2011 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,959 |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,602 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,913 |
| 2007 | 124 | #1,744 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,939 |
| 2005 | 94 | #2,003 |
| 2004 | 71 | #2,393 |
| 2003 | 72 | #2,318 |
| 2002 | 56 | #2,706 |
| 2001 | 40 | #3,364 |
| 2000 | 52 | #2,773 |
| 1999 | 38 | #3,310 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
Names like Tanvi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Dhriti Dhanvi Yashvi Sanvi Kashvi Anvi Vaani Krishvi Prisha Aashvi Vaishnavi
Names related to Tanvi
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), 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, “Tanvi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanvi, updated 20 October 2026.