Bhavya
Bhavya Patel is an Indian actress who predominately works in Kannada films apart from a few Tamil and Telugu films. She was a top heroine of Kannada cinema during 1985–1992. She switched over to key supporting roles post 2000.
Meaning & Origin of Bhavya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bhavya Patel is an Indian actress who predominately works in Kannada films apart from a few Tamil and Telugu films. She was a top heroine of Kannada cinema during 1985–1992. She switched over to key supporting roles post 2000.
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The Story of Bhavya
As a girl name
Bhavya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 30 Bhavyas were born — ranking #4,882 that year. As of 2026, Bhavya ranks #12,120 for girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 345 Bhavyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bhavya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 12 Bhavyas were born — ranking #6,800 that year. As of 2026, Bhavya ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 92 Bhavyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bhavya
Bhavya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 345 births in the dataset. Bhavya's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #4,882. Use the chart and map above to compare Bhavya'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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