Given name & surname
Navin
“a pleasant, lovely woman”·“one who is strong-willed”·“a pleasant, handsome man”
Navin is a variant of Naveen. Interpretations include “a pleasant, lovely woman”, “one who is strong-willed”, and “a pleasant, handsome man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Navin is a variant of Naveen. Interpretations include “a pleasant, lovely woman”, “one who is strong-willed”, and “a pleasant, handsome man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Navin is a variant of Naveen. An origin associated with Naveen is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Navin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 857
- 857 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,053 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,053 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 34 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,048 as a first name in 2020; 1,346 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Navin’s family of names
Navin has a related form in Naveen. In English usage, Navin has a related form in NAWIN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Navin
- Navin RamgoolamPrime Minister of Mauritius (1995–2000, 2005–2014, 2024–Present)born 1947
- Navin ChawlaRetired Indian civil servant and 16th Chief Election Commissioner of India1945–2025
- Navin NischolIndian actor1946–2011
- Navin ChowdhryBritish actorborn 1971
- Navin DissanayakeSri Lankan politicianborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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