The baby name Lav is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /læv/ (rhymes with 'have').
Lav is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Lav is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /læv/ (rhymes with 'have').
Lav is Sanskrit in Origin.
Lav has layered roots. In South Asia, it is a clipped form or transliteration of Sanskrit Lava (लव), the son of Rama and Sita in the Ramayana; tradition links him to the founding of Lavapuri (modern Lahore). Sanskrit lava means “particle, small portion,” and by extension suggests modesty or a small blessing. The name is common in Hindi and related languages today, often spelled Luv or Lava, with variants Laav and Louv.
In the Slavic sphere, particularly Serbian and Slovene, Lav is the everyday word for “lion” and functions as a strong given name, related to Lev and cognate with Leo; Russian forms include Lavr (from Greek Laurus) and the variant Lev/Lyov. Usage spans ancient epic to modern European registers, giving Lav a cross-cultural profile: concise, masculine, and easily pronounced across languages.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #135 | 3 | 1,651 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #143 | 12 | 2,277 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #243 | 16 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #361 | 9 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #380 | 11 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #473 | 32 | 11,303 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #489 | 10 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #844 | 158 | 16,750 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #861 | 26 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #886 | 6 | 7,235 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #918 | 18 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #941 | 19 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,061 | 32 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,106 | 23 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,162 | 15 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,423 | 24 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,559 | 56 | 28,008 |
Lav is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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