Is Arnav a boy or girl name?
Arnav is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 29 boys were named Arnav, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,542 US babies named Arnav were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,784
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Arnav since 1991
- 3,542
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 249 babies
Boys and girls named Arnav, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | #3,784 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,966 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,126 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 92 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 126 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 242 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 229 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 243 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 249 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 216 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 241 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 203 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 205 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 199 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 179 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 194 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 158 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,333 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,674 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,213 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,450 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,013 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,300 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arnav reached #855 in 2011. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arnav
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.