US rank #2106 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,248 births

Raghav — #2106 US boys' name

1,248 babies named Raghav in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1052000s4452010s4882020s210
#2106
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Raghav was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

71 babies were named Raghav in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raghav

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,248 babies named Raghav between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raghav currently holds the #2106 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raghav performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 488 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raghav shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 255 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Raghav in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raghav 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 1,248 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.

Raghav at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,248

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2024

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,106

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raghav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
71
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941990 6

Raghav by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
488 births that decade — 39% of Raghav's all-time total
1990s1052000s4452010s4882020s210

Raghav by state

Where Raghav concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Raghav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
255 20.4%
#2 New Jersey
110 8.8%
#3 Texas
67 5.4%
#4 Illinois
15 1.2%
#5 Michigan
10 0.8%
#6 New York
6 0.5%
#7 Georgia
5 0.4%
#8 Massachusetts
5 0.4%
California share of Raghav's total US births 20.4%
Even split

255 of 1,248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Raghav appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raghav?
1,248 babies have been named Raghav since 1990. It currently ranks #2106 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 71 births.
When was Raghav most popular?
Raghav was most popular in the 2010s decade with 488 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Raghav most popular?
The top states for the name Raghav are California (255 births), New Jersey (110 births), Texas (67 births).
How long has the name Raghav been used?
Raghav has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raghav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ragnar, Ragan, Rage, Raghib, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.