Jahnvi
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning relating to the Ganges river.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Jahnvi by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Jahnvi.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jahnvi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Janvidaughter of the river yamuna9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jahnavione who flows; river of knowledge3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jaanviriver Yamuna; a sacred river in hindu tradition5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jahni7 in the US (2017)
- Jahnai6 in the US (2017)
- Jhanvisacred river or goddess; daughter of a river10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a river
Like Jahnvi, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Guadaluperiver of the wolf439 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jahnvi
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