Unisex name · since 1996

Apurva

Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Apurva, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,862 of 72,339
all-time among girls
102
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

102 girls have been named Apurva since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Apurva recorded 102 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2014.

  • #26,862 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 102 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apurva ranks #26,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,862 of 72,339
all-time among girls
102
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Apurva's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Apurva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Apurva's full recorded timeline at 2004, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Apurva popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4681012 19961998200020032005200820112014 5

Apurva popularity over time - boys

28 total births recorded since 1973 (Apurva as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 19731975197819831997 6

Apurva by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (66 births, 65% of the file).

2000s was Apurva's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Apurva births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 66 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Apurva? ▼
Since 1996, Social Security records show 102 babies named Apurva. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,862 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2014. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 10 births.
Where does Apurva sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apurva ranks #26,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Apurva most popular? ▼
Apurva was most popular in the 2000s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Apurva a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Apurva is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 102 births, and as a boy's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Apurva been used? ▼
Records for Apurva go back to 1996, giving 19 years of history through 2014.

What to do with Apurva's data

  • Apurva's decade-level peak was the 2000s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Apurva

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Apurva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2014 (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 Apurva 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.