Names like Aarav
Aarav is a two-syllable Sanskrit name that ends in -av. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Aarav.
Arnav Sanskrit · ocean, sea
Pranav Sanskrit · the sacred syllable Om
Manav Sanskrit · human, man
Gaurav Sanskrit · dignity, importance
The same roots
Also Sanskrit names, from the tradition Aarav comes from.
Vihaan Sanskrit · dawn, morning (surged in U.S. birth records through the 2010s-2020s among Indian American families)
Vivaan Sanskrit · full of life (fast-rising 2020s pick)
Advait Sanskrit · unique, non-dual
Bodhi Sanskrit · awakening, enlightenment; the tree under which the Buddha awakened
The same feel
Also international and modern names.
Ishaan Sanskrit · sun (a top crossover pick for its short, phonetic sound)
Kiran Sanskrit · ray of light; a unisex name used since the first big wave of Indian American immigration, and a near-homophone of the Irish name Kieran ("dark-haired"); two unrelated names, same sound, used across both communities
Aadi Sanskrit · first, beginning
Ankit Sanskrit · marked, inscribed
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Aarav, on a similar curve.
Arjun Sanskrit · bright, shining
Aryan Sanskrit · traditionally 'noble' in Sanskrit; a widely used given name across Hindu Indian American families
Vedant Sanskrit · the essence and culmination of the Vedas
Yuvan Sanskrit · young, youthful
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