Boys' name · since 1997
Dhruva
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 744 babies named Dhruva, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 744
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
744 babies have been named Dhruva since 1997, making it today's #2327 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhruva has been recorded 744 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #2327 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #6,178 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,327 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 744 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dhruva ranks #6,178 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,327 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 744 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 744
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dhruva's 744 recorded births place it above 86.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dhruva compares
744 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Dhruva's all-time total is 102% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dhruva | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 744 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dhruva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dhruva splits its recorded history at 2011: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dhruva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Dhruva by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (318 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Dhruva's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dhruva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 124
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
318 births
- 2020s
2020s
283 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 318 births (43% of all-time use).
How Dhruva 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 Dhruva's total volume
Dhruva by state
Where Dhruva concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 130 | 17.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 63 | 8.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 34 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Washington | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
130 of 744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Dhruva's data
- Dhruva's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (318 total births) through the 2020s (283) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dhruvas (130 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 Dhruva: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Dhruva 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.