Purva — girls' name

What the Data Says About Purva

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Purva between 1992 and 2010, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Purva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Purva performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Purva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Purva in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 64 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.