Dhruv
- Pronunciation
- [D-hruv]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- "Dhruv Was A Prince And Blessed By God,That The Pole Star Will Be Named Dhruv And The Whole Universe Would Revolve Around The Star And Be Stationary And Shine The Brightest."
- Origin
- Indian
Dhruv Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,279 baby boys have been named Dhruv. The name peaked in 2019 with 210 US births that year (rank #997). In 2024, ranked #1088 nationally — 91 places below its 2019 peak.
Top States for Dhruv
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Dhruv births are: California (735), New Jersey (471), Texas (391).
Other Indian-Origin Names Like Dhruv
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5-Letter Names Starting with D
Names with Dhruv's exact length and starting letter: Dabir, Dacey, Dacia, Dacio, Daena.
Quick Facts About Dhruv
US Popularity History (2019–2019)
Annual US births named Dhruv by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2019 with 210 boys named Dhruv (boy rank #997 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Dhruv Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Dhruv the strongest states are Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | #527 | 70 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #547 | 114 |
| 3 | Washington | #579 | 96 |
| 4 | California | #691 | 355 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #767 | 56 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | #813 | 39 |
| 7 | Virginia | #814 | 61 |
| 8 | Illinois | #836 | 41 |
| 9 | Georgia | #866 | 49 |
| 10 | Texas | #916 | 201 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | #981 | 16 |
| 2 | Arizona | #938 | 15 |
| 3 | Texas | #916 | 201 |
| 4 | Georgia | #866 | 49 |
| 5 | Illinois | #836 | 41 |
| 6 | Virginia | #814 | 61 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | #813 | 39 |
| 8 | North Carolina | #767 | 56 |
| 9 | California | #691 | 355 |
| 10 | Washington | #579 | 96 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Dhruv in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Dhruv to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Dhruv against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).