Abhinav
Abhinava is an Indian male given name. The Sanskrit word abhinava has the meaning "new". Abhinava also means innovative, young, modern, fresh.
Meaning & Origin of Abhinav
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abhinava is an Indian male given name. The Sanskrit word abhinava has the meaning "new". Abhinava also means innovative, young, modern, fresh.
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The Story of Abhinav
Abhinav first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 133 Abhinavs were born — ranking #1,303 that year. As of 2026, Abhinav ranks #5,821 for baby boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-52%). In total, more than 2K Abhinavs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Abhinav
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- Abhinav Kumar Sahai
- Abhinava Vidyatirtha
- Abhinav Bindra
- Abhinavagupta
- Abhinav Shukla
- Abhinav Kashyap
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About the name Abhinav
Abhinav is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Abhinav's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,303. Use the chart and map above to compare Abhinav's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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