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Aarav

100% boys · #710 in the US for boys, 2025

Aarav has been given to about 8,209 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,157
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aarav per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 541
  • Born in 2025377
  • All time8,209
  • England & Wales, 2025#259 · 179

How popular is Aarav?

Aarav ranks 710th among American boys in 2025, with 377 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 541 babies were given the name, ranking 529th. The typical living American called Aarav is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Aarav

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ara0.63
  2. Pranav0.57
  3. Abram0.55
  4. Aaron0.49
  5. Aryan0.51
  6. Arian0.51
  7. Arman0.51
  8. Ayaan0.51

Middle names for Aarav

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aarav John0.77
  2. Aarav Lee0.77
  3. Aarav Dean0.76
  4. Aarav Bryce0.76
  5. Aarav Ross0.76
  6. Aarav Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Aarav

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lylahsister · 0.99
  2. Zariyahsister · 0.98
  3. Malayasister · 0.98
  4. Casebrother · 0.98
  5. Zaidenbrother · 0.98
  6. Rayanbrother · 0.98

Where Aarav is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.04%
  2. New Jersey0.04%
  3. Maryland0.03%
  4. California0.02%
  5. New York0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aarav White0.72
  2. Aarav Reyes0.72
  3. Aarav Nguyen0.72
  4. Aarav Moore0.72
  5. Aarav Lee0.72
  6. Aarav Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aarav

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Aarav across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.