US rank #11248 Boys' name Peak 1988 211 births

Bhavin — #11248 US boys' name

211 babies named Bhavin in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s681990s732000s262010s272020s17
#11248
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Bhavin was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Bhavin in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bhavin

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Bhavin between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bhavin currently holds the #11248 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bhavin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bhavin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bhavin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bhavin 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 211 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.

Bhavin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

211

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,248

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bhavin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
46810121416 20242017200119961992198819841982 7

Bhavin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
73 births that decade — 35% of Bhavin's all-time total
1980s681990s732000s262010s272020s17

Bhavin by state

Where Bhavin concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bhavin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 2.4%
New Jersey share of Bhavin's total US births 2.4%

5 of 211 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bhavin?
211 babies have been named Bhavin since 1982. It currently ranks #11248 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Bhavin most popular?
Bhavin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Bhavin most popular?
The top states for the name Bhavin are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Bhavin been used?
Bhavin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bhavin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bhargav, Bhavik, Bharat, Bhavesh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–2024 (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.