Dhruvan
Dhruvan is an Indian actor who works primarily in Malayalam cinema.
Meaning & Origin of Dhruvan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dhruvan is an Indian actor who works primarily in Malayalam cinema.
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The Story of Dhruvan
Dhruvan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 22 Dhruvans were born — ranking #4,473 that year. As of 2026, Dhruvan ranks #6,813 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 171 Dhruvans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dhruvan
Dhruvan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 171 births in the dataset. Dhruvan's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #4,473. Use the chart and map above to compare Dhruvan'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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