Arav

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Arav: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Arav: Recorded every year since 2003, it reached #718 in 2012, and it stood at #3,254 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
22years from first to last
#718highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2003–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2003	#2189
2004	#2578
2005	#1991
2006	#2870
2007	#3095
2008	#2097
2009	#1749
2010	#1289
2011	#1303
2012	#1669
2013	#1147
2014	#1935
2015	#2150
2016	#2027
2017	#2172
2018	#1683
2019	#3411
2020	#2076
2021	#3017
2022	#2529
2023	#2546
2024	#3254

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 2003 to 2024.

In 2012: #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1669 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2003–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2003
First recorded at #2189 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Arav by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Arav in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	50	7 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	135	10 of 10	14
2020s	38	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 14 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Arav appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2003 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #718 in Republic of Ireland in 2012.

Arav's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3254	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2546	8	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2529	8	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2076	10	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3411	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1683	14	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2172	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2027	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2150	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1935	11	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1147	22	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1669	14	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1303	19	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1289	19	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1749	12	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 2003 and 2024, ranked in 22 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #718, first reached in 2012.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 22 births, registered in England and Wales in 2013.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2012, and 9 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Aras · #727, 17y
Arash · #1506, 26y
Araya · #336, 21y
Arayah · #1206, 17y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aarna · #718, 19y
Ahana · #718, 19y
Anvi · #718, 20y
Caelen · #718, 19y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Aarna · #718, 19y
Ahana · #718, 19y
Anvi · #718, 20y
Caelen · #718, 19y

Arav was ranked #718 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2012. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Arav and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Arav without appearing here.

Arav moved ahead of

Graeme Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2870 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #1749 and #4527.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3017 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #4991.
Tor Compare
In 2007 they stood at #3095 and #2435 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #2097 and #4432.
Ole Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3017 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2529 and #4789.

Moved ahead of Arav

Kasper Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2189 and #2857 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #2578 and #1347.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2529 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #1461.
Mathias Compare
In 2013 they stood at #1147 and #1247 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #1935 and #889.
Matheo Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1683 and #2693 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3411 and #2488.

Moved the opposite way to Arav

Albie Compare
Between 2003 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Arav went from #2189 to #3254 while Albie went from #490 to #19.
Archie Compare
Between 2003 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Arav went from #2189 to #3254 while Archie went from #50 to #10.
Arlo Compare
Between 2003 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Arav went from #2189 to #3254 while Arlo went from #1188 to #15.
Arthur Compare
Between 2003 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Arav went from #2189 to #3254 while Arthur went from #168 to #4.

Moved the same way as Arav

Aaron Compare
Between 2003 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Arav went from #2189 to #3254 and Aaron from #43 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2003 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Arav went from #2189 to #3254 and Adam from #18 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2003 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Arav went from #2189 to #3254 and Alan from #296 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2003 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Arav went from #2189 to #3254 and Alex from #42 to #171.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2003 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #718 in Republic of Ireland in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Arav

Arav at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Arav by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Arav appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Arav

Arav and the names beside it

Arav moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Arav

Moved the opposite way to Arav

Moved the same way as Arav

Arav at a glance

Arav by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Arav appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Arav

Arav and the names beside it

Arav moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Arav

Moved the opposite way to Arav

Moved the same way as Arav