| Tanvi | Divya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Slender, delicate | divine, celestial |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | TUN-vee | DIV-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1971 |
| Peak year | 2009 (140) | 2001 (113) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 23 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Tanvi | Divya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 263 | 197 |
| 2010s | 982 | 654 |
| 2000s | 862 | 991 |
| 1990s | 150 | 610 |
| 1980s | 41 | 185 |
| 1970s | 0 | 32 |
From the Sanskrit तन्वी (tanvī), 'slender-bodied, delicate', from tanu ('body, slender'). Recorded as an epithet of the goddess Durga.
From Sanskrit divya (दिव्य), 'divine, celestial, heavenly; shining'. Well established.
Divya is more popular than Tanvi today: about 23 US babies were given the name Divya in 2025, compared with 0 named Tanvi.
Tanvi means Slender, delicate (sanskrit origin), while Divya means divine, celestial (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Tanvi first appears in 0 and Divya in 1971, so Tanvi has the longer recorded history.