Dhruv

“Fixed, immovable — the pole star” — Sanskrit origin

Boy's name · #1100 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Dhruv reached its best rank, #997, in 2019 and ranked #1100 in 2025. Roughly 4,500 boys have been named Dhruv since 1987. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the Northeast in the 1980s and 1990s, strongest in the West today.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,200 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,600 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dhruvs

Dhruv Rathee — Indian influencer and activist
Dhruv Kapila — badminton player
Dhruv Jurel — Indian cricketer
Dhruv Vikram — Indian actor (born 1995)
Dhruv Maisuria — Motswana cricketer

What Dhruvs become

Among 37 notable people named Dhruv:

Entertainers appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dhruv Vikram, Indian actor (born 1995).

Similar names: Dhruva · Ishaan · Dru · Atharv · Dev · Aarav

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