Fun Facts About the Name Arav
- 958 babies named Arav: U.S. records list 958 babies given the name Arav from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Arav Mean?
Arav, more often written Aarav in India, is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin. It is usually explained as the Sanskrit prefix a-, meaning "without," joined to rava, "sound, roar, cry." Taken literally the compound means "soundless" or "noiseless," which is then read as "calm" and "peaceful" - the meaning most often given for the name. A second explanation connects the name with a different Sanskrit form, ārava (long first vowel), which means "sound, cry, melody," and so gives the sense "melodious" or "full of sound." Both readings use the same root, ru, "to roar, to sound," one with the negative prefix and one without. Because the vowel length that separates the two words cannot be seen in the English spellings Arav and Aarav, both explanations circulate, and the intended sense is not always certain.
Arav Name History & Origins
The parts of the name are old Sanskrit vocabulary. Rava is used in classical Sanskrit writing for a roar, shout, or other loud noise, and the prefix a- forms many Sanskrit words meaning "without" something. The name is not one of the old theophoric names taken from a god or from an epic hero; it belongs instead to the large group of modern Indian names built from descriptive words. It is used mainly by Hindu families in India and, more recently, in Indian communities abroad, and it is most often written Aarav in Indian usage, with the doubled a standing for the long initial vowel. Arav is the streamlined spelling common in English-speaking countries.
Several Indian names that look similar are unrelated. Arun, meaning "sun," and Aravind, "lotus," share the opening letters but come from different words. The Tamil word aravu, "snake," and the Hebrew word arav, "willow," are likewise separate words and are not sources of the Sanskrit name.
How Popular is the Name Arav?
Arav has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #1,861 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,412 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #5,238 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #6,548 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #5,454 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #4,251 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #3,921 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #3,056 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2018 | #2,710 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2017 | #3,195 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2016 | #2,786 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2015 | #2,646 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #2,432 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #1,966 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 2012 | #2,238 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 2011 | #2,591 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2010 | #2,012 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 2009 | #1,990 | 70 | 0.0035% |
| 2008 | #1,861 | 78 | 0.0038% |
| 2007 | #2,215 | 60 | 0.0029% |
| 2006 | #2,836 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #3,321 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #3,540 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #4,124 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #6,564 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #10,015 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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