Unisex name · since 1995
Bhavya
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 355 babies named Bhavya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,743 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
355 babies have been named Bhavya since 1995, making it today's #9743 unisex name.
Bhavya has 355 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9743 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #14,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,743 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 355 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bhavya ranks #14,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,743 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 355 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,743 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bhavya's 355 recorded births place it above 79.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bhavya compares
355 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Bhavya's all-time total is 6% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bhavya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 355 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bhavya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bhavya splits its recorded history at 2011: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bhavya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Bhavya popularity over time - boys
92 total births recorded since 2003 (Bhavya as boys' name)
Bhavya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (162 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Bhavya's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Bhavya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 162 births (46% of all-time use).
Bhavya by state
Where Bhavya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 3.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.4% |
14 of 355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Bhavya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bhavyas (14 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bhavya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Bhavya 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.