US rank #8683 Boys' name Peak 2012 561 births

Aarnav — #8683 US boys' name

561 babies named Aarnav in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1382010s3452020s78
#8683
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Aarnav was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

62 babies were named Aarnav in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aarnav

The Social Security Administration has registered 561 babies named Aarnav between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aarnav currently holds the #8683 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aarnav performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 345 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aarnav shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Aarnav in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aarnav in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 561 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aarnav at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

561

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2012

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,683

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aarnav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
62
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200920062003 8

Aarnav by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
345 births that decade — 61% of Aarnav's all-time total
2000s1382010s3452020s78

Aarnav by state

Where Aarnav concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Aarnav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
74 13.2%
#2 New Jersey
19 3.4%
#3 Ohio
11 2.0%
#4 Michigan
6 1.1%
#5 Illinois
5 0.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
#7 Virginia
5 0.9%
California share of Aarnav's total US births 13.2%
Even split

74 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aarnav?
561 babies have been named Aarnav since 2003. It currently ranks #8683 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 62 births.
When was Aarnav most popular?
Aarnav was most popular in the 2010s decade with 345 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Aarnav most popular?
The top states for the name Aarnav are California (74 births), New Jersey (19 births), Ohio (11 births).
How long has the name Aarnav been used?
Aarnav has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aarnav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaron, Aarav, Aarush, Aaryan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.