Naveen
How to say it: nuh-VEEN · /nəˈvin/
From Sanskrit 'navina' meaning 'new, fresh, young' - common in India and diaspora for boys, occasionally girls.
Naveen was the 1,667th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 72 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 22% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,470 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,667 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 72 |
| Share of births | 1 in 46,046 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +22% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,470 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Naveen is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Naveen is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hindi.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Naveen
- Naveen Andrews (born 1969)British actor
- Naveen Patnaik (born 1946)14th Chief Minister of Odisha
- Naveen Waqar (born 1985)Pakistani actor-model
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Prince Naveen is the male lead of Disney's The Princess and the Frog (2009); Naveen reads as the Disney frog-prince in the US/UK.
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