Boys' name · since 2004

Purav

Purav has 61 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#20,804 of 45,481
all-time among boys
61
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade

Purav is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 61 have been recorded since 2004.

Purav has 61 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2004 to 2021.

  • #20,804 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 61 born since 2004
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Purav ranks #20,804 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.

#20,804 of 45,481
all-time among boys
61
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Purav's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Purav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Purav's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Purav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
45678910 2004200520072008200920132014201520162021 5

Purav by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 49% of the file).

2000s was Purav's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Purav births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Purav? ▼
Purav has been given to 61 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,804 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 9 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Purav sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Purav ranks #20,804 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Purav most popular? ▼
Purav was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Purav been used? ▼
Purav has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Purav? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Purvis, Purnell, Purcell, Purl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Purav's data

  • Purav's decade-level peak was the 2000s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Purav

Nearby Names Like Purav

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Purav

Purvis Boy
969 births
Purnell Boy
762 births
Purcell Boy
454 births
Purl Boy
81 births
Purpose Boy
#5200 68 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Woodfin
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Bolden
61 births · Peak 1927
Dollie
61 births · Peak 1918
Finnis
61 births · Peak 1927
Lankford
61 births · Peak 1921
Wenceslaus
61 births · Peak 1928
Rusell
61 births · Peak 1968
Jadie
61 births · Peak 1920

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Purav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2021 (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 Purav 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.