Given name

Tanvi

“slender and beautiful woman”

Tanvi is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “slender and beautiful woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Indian interpretation is “slender and beautiful woman.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.

How it developed

From Sanskrit तन्वी.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Tanvi through the years

Babies since 1880
2,298
0 boys · 2,298 girls
Most popular year
2009
140 babies
2025
36
#4,059 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−44%
Cooling
020406080198020002025Highest share 200922
Tanvi in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1980–2025, 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.

Where it’s given

Most at home inTexas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (8).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,059 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 140 in 2009. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,855 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.

Tanvi’s family of names

Tanvi has a related form in Tannvi. Tanvi has a related form in Tanuye. Tanvi has a related form in Tanvea.

Walk Tanvi’s family in the name graph

TanviThanviTanveeTannviTanvyTanvieTanveaTanuyeTanvey

Inner ring: spellings · outer: 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 7

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Tanvi

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Tanvi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Indian · Modern

Tanaya

“daughter of mine”

18Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Indian · Modern

Tanushri

“one who is beautiful; attractive”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Indian · Modern

Tulasi

“a sacred plant; basil plant”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Indian · Modern

Anjali

“one who offers with both hands”

35RareEasing

>99% girls

Sanskrit · Modern

Gauri

“a fair-skinned woman”

20RareRising

>99% girls

Sanskrit · Modern

Bhakti

Bhakti is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

11Very rare

>99% girls

Indian · Modern

Riddhi

“a prosperous woman”

23RareRising

>99% girls

Indian · Modern

Shaila

“of the mountain stone”

25RareCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Tanvi’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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