What names are similar to Aarav?

If you like Aarav, consider Arnav, Pranav and Manav. Like Aarav, their spellings end in -av.

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

Also Sanskrit names, from the tradition Aarav comes from.

Vihaan Sanskrit · dawn, morning

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

Also international and modern names.

Ishaan Sanskrit · sun (a top crossover pick for its short, phonetic sound)

Kiran Sanskrit · from Sanskrit kirana: one sense is a ray or beam of light; other senses include dust and thread

Aadi Sanskrit · first, beginning

Ankit Sanskrit · marked, inscribed

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