MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dhruv mean?
Dhruva describes firmness and constancy in Sanskrit. It also names the pole star. Traditional narrative personifies the star as the son of Uttanapada.
Pronunciation
IAST: dhruva
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ध्रुव
Letter-by-letter: dhruva
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dhruv in Indian usage
21,567 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (96.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 746 records (3.5%).
- Recorded as male: 20,821 records (96.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 718 |
| 1950s | 1,771 |
| 1960s | 3,246 |
| 1970s | 4,066 |
| 1980s | 5,541 |
| 1990s | 5,992 |
| Other decades | 233 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,527 |
| Bihar | 6,308 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,197 |
| Jharkhand | 978 |
| Gujarat | 907 |
| Haryana | 728 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 350 |
| Uttarakhand | 348 |
| Other states | 224 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dhruv / M | 49 | 716 |
| Scotland | Dhruv / M | 3 | 762 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dhruv; Table_6, C724 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dhruv; Table_6, C724
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dhruv; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dhruv; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Monier-Williams, dhruva, p. 521,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.