Apoorva
Apurv or Apurva is the common English spelling of two related Indian given names: the feminine अपूर्वा apūrvā and the masculine अपूर्व apūrva. The masculine name is often spelled Apurv or Apoorv, as in many modern Indo-Aryan languages it is pronounced without the vowel at the end, for example in Hindi:. The feminine name is spelled Apurva or Apoorva and is pronounced with the vowel at the end.
- Hindi
- Marathi
Meaning & Origin of Apoorva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Apurv or Apurva is the common English spelling of two related Indian given names: the feminine अपूर्वा apūrvā and the masculine अपूर्व apūrva. The masculine name is often spelled Apurv or Apoorv, as in many modern Indo-Aryan languages it is pronounced without the vowel at the end, for example in Hindi:. The feminine name is spelled Apurva or Apoorva and is pronounced with the vowel at the end.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
The Story of Apoorva
American parents first put Apoorva on the record books as a baby girl name in 1994, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 19 Apoorvas were born — ranking #5,821 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Apoorvas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 151 Apoorvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Apoorva
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Apoorva. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Apoorva
Phonetically similar names — useful when Apoorva is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aporia
- Apara
- Apare
- Aparri
- Aparo
- Ahora
- Apport
- Corva
- Apart
- Apar
- Ibarra
- Aparna
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About the name Apoorva
Apoorva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 151 births in the dataset. Apoorva's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #5,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Apoorva'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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