Dhruv

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Dhruv first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 79 babies (rank #471 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dhruv

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dhruv yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

878

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	10	#1,258
1997	20	#792
1998	13	#1,069
1999	18	#878
2000	19	#858
2001	25	#714
2002	24	#785
2003	32	#682
2004	50	#524
2005	42	#629
2006	61	#498
2007	58	#539
2008	64	#529
2009	51	#629
2010	63	#545
2011	79	#471
2012	63	#571
2013	57	#605
2014	53	#645
2015	44	#745
2016	32	#938