| Aarnav | Surya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Ocean, sea | The sun |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | AHR-nuhv | SOOR-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2012 (62) | 2009 (68) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aarnav | Surya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 88 | 269 |
| 2010s | 345 | 449 |
| 2000s | 138 | 439 |
| 1990s | 0 | 53 |
| 1970s | 0 | 5 |
From the Sanskrit अर्णव (arṇava), meaning 'ocean' or 'sea', literally 'the foaming/surging water'. A well-established classical Sanskrit word for a great body of water, commonly spelled Arnav or Aarnav.
Sanskrit name meaning 'the sun' and the name of the Hindu sun god. The fire connection is the sun as a celestial fire rather than fire directly; its primary sense is 'sun'.
Aarnav and Surya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Aarnav means Ocean, sea (sanskrit origin), while Surya means The sun (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aarnav first appears in 0 and Surya in 0, so Aarnav has the longer recorded history.