Saurabh
Sourav, Sourabh, Saurabh, and Saurav, are Indian masculine given names. Saurav and Sourav bears the meaning of celestial or divine while Saurabh and Sourabh mean fragrance in Sanskrit.
Meaning & Origin of Saurabh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sourav, Sourabh, Saurabh, and Saurav, are Indian masculine given names. Saurav and Sourav bears the meaning of celestial or divine while Saurabh and Sourabh mean fragrance in Sanskrit.
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The Story of Saurabh
Saurabh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 10 Saurabhs were born — ranking #5,840 that year. As of 2026, Saurabh ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 72 Saurabhs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Saurabh
Saurabh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Saurabh's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #5,840. Use the chart and map above to compare Saurabh'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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