Tanvi
Tanvi is a feminine given name which means "slender-bodied maiden" in Sanskrit. It is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
Meaning & Origin of Tanvi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tanvi is a feminine given name which means "slender-bodied maiden" in Sanskrit. It is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
The Story of Tanvi
Tanvi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 140 births, good for #1,602 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Tanvis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,228 among baby girl names with 34 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 2K Tanvis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Tanvi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tanvi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Tanu
Names that sound like Tanvi
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About the name Tanvi
Tanvi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Tanvi's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #1,602. Use the chart and map above to compare Tanvi'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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