Is Dhruv a boy or girl name?
Dhruv is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 199 boys were named Dhruv, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,279 US babies named Dhruv were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,088
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dhruv since 1987
- 4,279
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 210 babies
Boys and girls named Dhruv, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 199 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 190 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 201 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 179 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 189 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 210 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 185 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 169 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 159 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 157 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 167 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 147 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 162 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 163 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 161 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 166 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 182 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 136 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 159 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 140 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 105 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 77 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 71 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 65 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,855 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,965 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,288 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,966 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,060 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,778 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,530 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,250 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dhruv reached #997 in 2019. 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.
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.