Gaurav

Popularity Trends

The name Gaurav is the #7,036 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 703 recorded births since 1975. This represents the 9.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,884 (15.3% percentile) for all time with 703 births since 1975.

Gaurav first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1975 (first recorded for boys in 1975). Birth data for Gaurav is available in 43 out of the 46 years between 1975 and 2020. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Gaurav reached its peak popularity in 2003, achieving the 3.8% percentile (ranked #794) with 17 births per million. The name was most common in 2003, with 17 births per million (ranked 3.8% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2020.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Gaurav".

1975 2020 19752020

Key Statistics

Total Births

703

Peak Births

Peak Year

2003

First Recorded

1975

Peak Percentile

3.8%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#794

Current Rank

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Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Gaurav", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Gaurav.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Gaurav's popularity from 1972 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Gaurav at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Gaurav range from Abbi at 96.5% correlation to Vanesa at 92.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 93.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Nathaniel with 283.1K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Lynzie with 993 births (100% girls).

Gaurav's share of births peaked at 17.1 births per million for boys in 2003. It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (15% of peak) in 2018. In 2020, the most recent period with data, the name Gaurav had 2.7 births per million, 16% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Abbi

2,068

96.51% (very strong)

Abby

61.2k

95.14% (very strong)

Thai

1,413

93.94% (very strong)

Shayla

30.7k

93.55% (very strong)

Nathaniel

283.1k

93.29% (very strong)

Brynne

2,636

93.08% (very strong)

Neha

4,308

93.07% (very strong)

Abbey

17.5k

93.02% (very strong)

Karah

3,265

92.94% (very strong)

Lynzie

993

92.89% (very strong)

Johnathen

1,348

92.60% (very strong)

Vanesa

6,491

92.50% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Gaurav

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Gaurav. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 60.0% confident that Gaurav is pronounced as GOW-ruhv, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is GAW-ruhv, at 40.0% confidence, with 2 syllables.

GOW-ruhv

60.0%

GAW-ruhv

40.0%

GOW-ruhv (2 syllables)

60.0% confidence

G AW1 R AH0 V

GAW-ruhv (2 syllables)

40.0% confidence

G AO1 R AH0 V

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like G AW1 R AH0 V) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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