The baby name Aravindhan is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced uh-RAH-vin-dhan (IPA: /əˈrɑːvɪndən/).
Aravindhan is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Aravindhan is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced uh-RAH-vin-dhan (IPA: /əˈrɑːvɪndən/).
Aravindhan is Sanskrit in Origin.
Aravindhan is a Tamil masculine given name deriving from the Sanskrit Aravinda, meaning "lotus." The Tamil suffix -an/-han marks a masculine honorific, so the sense is "the lotus-like one." In Indic symbolism, the lotus embodies purity, spiritual awakening, and beauty that rises unstained from mud; the name also echoes devotional epithets such as Aravindalochana ("lotus-eyed") for Vishnu/Krishna, linking Aravindhan with grace and serenity.
The name is used across South India and the Tamil diaspora, with literary resonance in bhakti poetry where the lotus symbolizes divine love. It saw renewed popularity in the 20th century, aided by reverence for Sri Aurobindo, known in Tamil as Sri Aravindar, which familiarized related forms. Common variants and cognates include Aravindan, Aravinthan, Aravinth, Aravind, Arvind (North Indian), Aravinda (Sanskrit/Kannada), and Aravindh; short forms include Arav and Avi. A feminine or sometimes unisex correlate in certain regions is Aravinda.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #682 | 16 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #965 | 37 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Aravindhan is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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