Boys' name · since 1992
Madhav
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 642 babies named Madhav, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,426 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 642
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madhav currently ranks #3426 among boys' names in America, with 642 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madhav has been recorded 642 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #3426 nationally and more common than 75% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #6,803 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,426 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 642 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madhav ranks #6,803 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,426 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 642 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,426 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 642
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madhav's 642 recorded births place it above 85.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Madhav compares
642 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Madhav's all-time total is 74% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madhav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 642 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Madhav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madhav's full recorded timeline at 2010, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madhav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Madhav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (253 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Madhav's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Madhav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
253 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 253 births (39% of all-time use).
How Madhav 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 Madhav's total volume
Madhav by state
Where Madhav concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
92 of 642 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Madhav's data
- Madhav's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (253 total births) through the 2020s (183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Madhavs (92 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Madhav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Madhav 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.