boy's name
Aarav
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 12,743
the United States
#714
2025 births
Aarav is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #714. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2015, when 541 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,794 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
Aarav over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 936 |
| 2010s | 4,828 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,445 |
How popular is Aarav?
In 2025, Aarav was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #714 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Aarav is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aarav
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aarav also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aarav over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aarav
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aarav — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aarav
How popular is the name Aarav?
In 2025, Aarav was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #714 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Aarav a girl's or a boy's name?
Aarav is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Aarav most popular?
Aarav peaked in 2015, when 541 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aarav a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aarav currently ranks #216 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.