Arnav

Where Arnav comes from

From Sanskrit अर्णव (arṇava, “ocean, sea”). Doublet of Arnab.
— Wiktionary's entry for Arnav
Arnav through the years
  1. 1991
    First appearance
    #8,236 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2011
    Peak, #855
    249 babies named Arnav, the most in any year.
  3. 2015
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,567.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Arnav in Wikidata.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.