Boys' name · since 1999
Atharva
1,094 babies named Atharva in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,094
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,094 babies have been named Atharva since 1999, making it today's #2074 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Atharva recorded 1,094 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #2074 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #4,841 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,074 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,094 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atharva ranks #4,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,074 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,094 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,094
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atharva's 1,094 recorded births place it above 89.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Atharva compares
1,094 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Atharva's all-time total is 196% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Atharva | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,094 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Atharva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atharva's full recorded timeline at 2012, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atharva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Atharva by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (449 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Atharva's strongest decade.
449 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Atharva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s
2010s
449 births
- 2020s
2020s
394 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 449 births (41% of all-time use).
How Atharva 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 Atharva's total volume
Atharva by state
Where Atharva concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 224 | 20.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 88 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 62 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 37 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
224 of 1,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Atharva appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Atharva's data
- Atharva's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (449 total births) through the 2020s (394) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Atharvas (224 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Atharva
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Atharva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Atharva 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.