Recorded 1981–2009 Girls' name Peak 2000 37 births

Bhavna — girls' name

37 babies named Bhavna in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s62000s19
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.

What the Data Says About Bhavna

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Bhavna between 1981 and 2009, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bhavna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bhavna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bhavna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bhavna 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 37 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.

Bhavna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

37

Since 1981

29 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1981

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2009

Bhavna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1981

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
456789 200920072000199719871981 5

Bhavna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 51% of Bhavna's all-time total
1980s121990s62000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bhavna?
37 babies have been named Bhavna since 1981. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year 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?
Bhavna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 29 years of data through 2009.
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.

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, 1981–2009 (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.