Gaurav
Gaurav is an Indian and Nepalese male name. The name literally means 'honor', 'pride' or 'respect'.
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Gaurav
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gaurav is an Indian and Nepalese male name. The name literally means 'honor', 'pride' or 'respect'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
The Story of Gaurav
Gaurav first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 36 Gauravs were born — ranking #2,728 that year. As of 2026, Gaurav ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 709 Gauravs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Gaurav most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- India81%
- Saint Lucia6%
- AE5%
- QA4%
- United States4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Gaurav
Gaurav is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 709 births in the dataset. Gaurav's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #2,728. Use the chart and map above to compare Gaurav'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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