Boys' name · since 2002
Aarav
Aarav has 8,209 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #714 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,209
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aarav currently ranks #714 among boys' names in America, with 8,209 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aarav has been recorded 8,209 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #714 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #1,351 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #714 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,209 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aarav ranks #1,351 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #714 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,209 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #714 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,209
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aarav's 8,209 recorded births place it above 97.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aarav compares
8,209 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aarav's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aarav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,209 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 541 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aarav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aarav splits its recorded history at 2014: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 541 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aarav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 541
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Aarav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,828 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Aarav's strongest decade.
4,828 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Aarav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 936
2000s
936 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,828 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,445 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,828 births (59% of all-time use).
How Aarav compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aarav's total volume
Aarav by state
Where Aarav concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,565 | 19.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 847 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 776 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 494 | 6.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 479 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 313 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 305 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 303 | 3.7% |
1,565 of 8,209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Aarav appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aarav's data
- Aarav's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,828 total births) through the 2020s (2,445) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aaravs (1,565 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aarav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aarav draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.