Total births
37
Girls' name · since 1981
Bhavna
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Bhavna, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 1981–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Bhavna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 37 have been recorded since 1981.
Bhavna has 37 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2009.
- 37 total births
- 1981–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Bhavna since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 37
- total births
- 1981–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Bhavna was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
8 babies were named Bhavna in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Bhavna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bhavna's full recorded timeline at 2000, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bhavna at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Bhavna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Bhavna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Bhavna's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Bhavna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bhavna? ▼
Since 1981, Social Security records show 37 babies named Bhavna. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 8 births.
When was Bhavna most popular? ▼
Bhavna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Bhavna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bhavna since 1981 -- 29 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Bhavna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bhavya, Bhakti, Bhavika, Bhavana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Bhavna
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1981–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bhavna: Baby Name Since 1981 - 37 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bhavna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bhavna 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 June 2026.