Is Atharva a boy or girl name?

Atharva is a boy’s name. Of the 1,094 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Atharva

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Atharva was most popular in 2020, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,175 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,387, with 72 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,094 people named Atharva.

Atharva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Atharva’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Atharva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Atharva is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,094 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Atharva

Where Atharva is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org