Aravind
Aravind is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Tamil
Meaning & Origin of Aravind
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aravind is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Tamil
The Story of Aravind
The earliest SSA record of Aravind as a baby boy name dates back to 1994, when 6 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Aravind — #4,616 in the national rankings. About 64% of every Aravind on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Aravind last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 165 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Aravind
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aravind. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aravinda
Names that sound like Aravind
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Aravind
Aravind is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 165 births in the dataset. Aravind's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #4,616. Use the chart and map above to compare Aravind'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.