Given name
Bhavana
“feeling, emotion”
Bhavana is a feminine given name from Sanskrit, meaning “feeling, emotion.”
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bhavana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 109
- 0 boys · 109 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,318 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bhavana’s family of names
In English usage, Bhavana has a related form in BHAVNA. In English usage, Bhavana has a related form in BHAVNA.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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