Given name

Jahnvi

“woman from the river”

In English use, Jahnvi is a variant of Jahnavi. One Indian interpretation is “woman from the river.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Jahnvi is a variant of Jahnavi. One Indian interpretation is “woman from the river.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In English use, Jahnvi is a variant of Jahnavi. An origin associated with Jahnavi is Indian.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Sanskrit जाह्नवी.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jahnvi through the years

Babies since 1880
53
0 boys · 53 girls
Most popular year
2020
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Jahnvi in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2000–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Jahnvi’s family of names

In English usage, Jahnvi has a related form in Jahnavi. In English usage, Jahnvi has a related form in Jahnavi.

Walk Jahnvi’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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