Dhruva
Dhruva was an ascetic devotee of Vishnu mentioned in the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana.
Meaning & Origin of Dhruva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dhruva was an ascetic devotee of Vishnu mentioned in the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana.
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The Story of Dhruva
Dhruva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 64 Dhruvas were born — ranking #2,187 that year. As of 2026, Dhruva ranks #2,822 for baby boys with 45 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 774 Dhruvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dhruva
Dhruva is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 774 births in the dataset. Dhruva's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,187. Use the chart and map above to compare Dhruva'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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