| Parth | Aarnav | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Son of Pritha (Arjuna) | Ocean, sea |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | PARTH | AHR-nuhv |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1999 (89) | 2012 (62) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Parth | Aarnav |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 212 | 88 |
| 2010s | 483 | 345 |
| 2000s | 685 | 138 |
| 1990s | 747 | 0 |
| 1980s | 46 | 0 |
From Sanskrit Partha (पार्थ), 'son of Pritha (Kunti)', a well-known epithet of the hero Arjuna in the Mahabharata. It is a patronymic rather than a quality-word.
From the Sanskrit अर्णव (arṇava), meaning 'ocean' or 'sea', literally 'the foaming/surging water'. A well-established classical Sanskrit word for a great body of water, commonly spelled Arnav or Aarnav.
Parth and Aarnav are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Parth means Son of Pritha (Arjuna) (sanskrit origin), while Aarnav means Ocean, sea (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Parth first appears in 0 and Aarnav in 0, so Parth has the longer recorded history.