Sambhav is a romanization of संभव. संभव comes from Old Marathi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sambhav through the years
Babies since 1880
34
34 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2008
7 babies
2025
6
#11,758 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Sambhav in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, per million boys 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
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,758 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2008.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sambhav’s family of names
In Marathi usage, Sambhav is a Roman-alphabet rendering of संभव.