| Charvi | Bhavya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | beautiful, lovely | Grand, magnificent, splendid |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | CHAR-vee | BHUV-yuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2016 (31) | 2008 (30) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Charvi | Bhavya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 87 | 40 |
| 2010s | 208 | 143 |
| 2000s | 70 | 162 |
| 1990s | 0 | 10 |
From Sanskrit charvi (चार्वी), feminine of charu (चारु) 'beautiful, lovely, pleasing to behold'. Well established.
From the Sanskrit भव्य (bhavya), 'grand, magnificent, splendid, noble, becoming'. A genuine classical adjective, used for both girls and (less often) boys.
Charvi and Bhavya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Charvi means beautiful, lovely (sanskrit origin), while Bhavya means Grand, magnificent, splendid (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Charvi first appears in 0 and Bhavya in 0, so Charvi has the longer recorded history.