Recorded 1994–2010 Girls' name Peak 2001 151 births

Apoorva — girls' name

151 babies named Apoorva in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s532000s932010s5
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Apoorva was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

19 babies were named Apoorva in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Apoorva

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Apoorva between 1994 and 2010, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Apoorva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Apoorva performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Apoorva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Apoorva in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Apoorva 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 151 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.

Apoorva at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

151

Since 1994

17 years of records

Peak year

2001

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1994

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2010

Apoorva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1994

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2001)
19
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 201020072005200320011999199719951994 7

Apoorva by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
93 births that decade — 62% of Apoorva's all-time total
1990s532000s932010s5

Apoorva by state

Where Apoorva concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Apoorva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 9.9%
California share of Apoorva's total US births 9.9%

15 of 151 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Apoorva?
151 babies have been named Apoorva since 1994. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2001 with 19 births.
When was Apoorva most popular?
Apoorva was most popular in the 2000s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Apoorva most popular?
The top states for the name Apoorva are California (15 births).
How long has the name Apoorva been used?
Apoorva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 17 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Apoorva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Apolonia, Apollonia, Apolline, Aponi, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2010 (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.