Given name
Raghav
“descendant of Raghu”
Raghav is used as a given name. One Sanskrit interpretation is “descendant of Raghu.”
Original Sanskritराघव
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Sanskrit interpretation is “descendant of Raghu.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raghav through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,335
- 1,335 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 87 babies
- 2025
- 87
- #1,835 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 87 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,835 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,616 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.
Raghav’s family of names
In English usage, Raghav has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form राघव. In English usage, Raghav was borrowed from राघव.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Raghav
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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