Names / Boy names
Dhruv
Current rank
#1,100
holding steady
All-time peak
#997
in 2019
First recorded
1987
in U.S. data
Children named
4,400
since 1987
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #997 in 2019 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(DHROOV): pole star, steadfast. Probably one of the most meaningful D names on this whole list. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1987. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 2019, at #997 nationally. More than 4,400 children have been given the name overall.