Atharva comes from the Sanskrit tradition, meaning Priest.
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How popular is Atharva?
2020peak year
Atharva has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2427), with about 56 babies named Atharva each year. In 2020, 75 babies received the name (ranked #1939). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,022.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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