| Navya | Anvi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | new, fresh, young | one who follows or seeks; goddess-linked |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | NAV-yah | AN-vee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1994 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2017 (127) | 2025 (126) |
| In 2025 | 87 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Navya | Anvi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 547 | 489 |
| 2010s | 1,067 | 704 |
| 2000s | 446 | 226 |
| 1990s | 51 | 0 |
From Sanskrit navya (नव्य), 'new, fresh, young, worthy of praise'. 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.
Navya is more popular than Anvi today: about 87 US babies were given the name Navya in 2025, compared with 0 named Anvi.
Navya means new, fresh, young (sanskrit origin), while Anvi means one who follows or seeks; goddess-linked (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Navya first appears in 1994 and Anvi in 0, so Anvi has the longer recorded history.