| Divya | Anvi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | divine, celestial | one who follows or seeks; goddess-linked |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DIV-yah | AN-vee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1971 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (113) | 2025 (126) |
| In 2025 | 23 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Divya | Anvi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 197 | 489 |
| 2010s | 654 | 704 |
| 2000s | 991 | 226 |
| 1990s | 610 | 0 |
| 1980s | 185 | 0 |
| 1970s | 32 | 0 |
From Sanskrit divya (दिव्य), 'divine, celestial, heavenly; shining'. Well established.
A modern Indian name, glossed from Sanskrit anu-vi as 'one who follows/seeks', and also claimed as an epithet of Parvati or Lakshmi. Sources disagree and no classical etymology is firmly fixed; meaning unsettled.
Divya is more popular than Anvi today: about 23 US babies were given the name Divya in 2025, compared with 0 named Anvi.
Divya means divine, celestial (sanskrit origin), while Anvi means one who follows or seeks; goddess-linked (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Divya first appears in 1971 and Anvi in 0, so Anvi has the longer recorded history.