Apurva
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.
Meaning & Origin of Apurva
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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The Story of Apurva
As a girl name
Apurva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 10 Apurvas were born — ranking #9,351 that year. As of 2026, Apurva ranks #16,513 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 102 Apurvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Apurva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 7 Apurvas were born — ranking #4,306 that year. As of 2026, Apurva ranks #8,110 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Apurvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Apurva
Apurva is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 102 births in the dataset. Apurva's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #9,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Apurva'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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