Atharv

Atharv: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“priestly sage; Vedic seer”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
uh-THURV · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Modern Indian spelling related to Atharva, the name of a Vedic sage and of the Atharva Veda. The exact interpretation of the ancient name is not fully certain.

How popular is Atharv?

202467.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Atharv in 2024223

2024 rank#1,005 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18802,197

Atharv is rising: use over the last five years is 3.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Atharv

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Bodhiawakening, enlightenment · Sanskrit
  • Arjunbright, white · Sanskrit
  • Aaravpeaceful; calm · Sanskrit
  • Avyaaneloquent; without imperfections · Sanskrit
  • Aryannoble · Sanskrit
  • Rohanascending · Sanskrit
  • Vihaandawn, morning · Sanskrit
  • Ishaansun; lord, ruler · Sanskrit

Atharv questions

What does the name Atharv mean?

Atharv means "priestly sage; Vedic seer". It comes from Sanskrit. Modern Indian spelling related to Atharva, the name of a Vedic sage and of the Atharva Veda. The exact interpretation of the ancient name is not fully certain.

Is Atharv a boy or girl name?

Atharv is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Atharv?

223 US babies were named Atharv in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Atharv?

Atharv is usually pronounced uh-THURV.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.