Boys' name · since 1987
Dhruv
Dhruv has 4,474 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,474
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dhruv currently ranks #1105 among boys' names in America, with 4,474 babies recorded since 1987.
Dhruv has 4,474 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1105 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #1,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,105 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,474 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhruv ranks #1,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,105 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,474 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,474
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dhruv's 4,474 recorded births place it above 95.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dhruv compares
4,474 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Dhruv's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dhruv | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,474 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 210 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dhruv's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dhruv's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 210, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dhruv popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 210
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Dhruv by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,699 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Dhruv's strongest decade.
1,699 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dhruv births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 264
1990s
264 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,335 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,699 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,153 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,699 births (38% of all-time use).
How Dhruv 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 Dhruv's total volume
Dhruv by state
Where Dhruv concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 807 | 18.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 504 | 11.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 454 | 10.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 242 | 5.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 210 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 158 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 153 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 151 | 3.4% |
807 of 4,474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Dhruv appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dhruv's data
- Dhruv's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,699 total births) through the 2020s (1,153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dhruvs (807 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 Dhruv: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Dhruv 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.