| Charvi | Palak | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | beautiful, lovely | eyelash, eyelid |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | CHAR-vee | PUH-luck |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2016 (31) | 2006 (28) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Charvi | Palak |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 87 | 0 |
| 2010s | 208 | 36 |
| 2000s | 70 | 126 |
| 1990s | 0 | 87 |
| 1980s | 0 | 33 |
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
From Sanskrit charvi (चार्वी), feminine of charu (चारु) 'beautiful, lovely, pleasing to behold'. Well established.
Hindi palak (पलक), 'eyelid, eyelash', poetically a cherished and delicate thing. The identical Hindi word also names the leafy vegetable spinach.
Charvi and Palak are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Charvi means beautiful, lovely (sanskrit origin), while Palak means eyelash, eyelid (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Charvi first appears in 0 and Palak in 0, so Charvi has the longer recorded history.