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