Atharv — #1005 US boys' name
2,197 babies named Atharv in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 93% of names given to boys today.
50% of everyone ever named Atharv was born in this single decade.
223 babies were named Atharv in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Atharv
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,197 babies named Atharv between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Atharv currently holds the #1005 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 223 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Atharv performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,089 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Atharv shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 424 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Atharv in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Atharv 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 2,197 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.
Atharv at a glance
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Current rank
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Atharv popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000
- Peak year (2022)
- 223
- Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
Currently ranks #1005 among boys.
2,197 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 223 births in a single year.
Atharv by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 1,089 births that decade — 50% of Atharv's all-time total
Atharv decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,089 births
- Runner-up 950 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Atharv's strongest decade
1,089 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
Atharv by state
Where Atharv concentrates geographically — total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 424 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 227 | 10.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 195 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Washington | | 105 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 103 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 77 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 61 | 2.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 60 | 2.7% |
424 of 2,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 19.3% of nationwide
- Texas 10.3% of nationwide
- New Jersey 8.9% of nationwide
- Washington 4.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 19.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Atharv appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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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, 2000–2024 (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.