Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Saanvi isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saanvi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,945
- 0 boys · 4,945 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 312 babies
- 2025
- 274
- #944 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 274 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 944 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 312 in 2011. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (37). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,386 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.
People named Saanvi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Kyleigh
“from the narrow channel”
>99% girls