boy's name
Atharva
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,372
Atharva is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 75 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 46,047 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Atharva over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 244 |
| 2010s | 449 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 394 |
How popular is Atharva?
In 2025, Atharva was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Atharva 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 Atharva
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Atharva also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Atharva over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Atharva
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Atharva — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Atharva
How popular is the name Atharva?
In 2025, Atharva was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Atharva a girl's or a boy's name?
Atharva is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Atharva most popular?
Atharva peaked in 2020, when 75 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Atharva a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Atharva currently ranks #1,023 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.