The baby name Bahubali is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced bah-hoo-bah-lee (approx. IPA: /bɑːhuːˈbɑːli/).
The baby name Bahubali is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced bah-hoo-bah-lee (approx. IPA: /bɑːhuːˈbɑːli/).
Bahubali is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Bahubali is an Indic masculine name from Sanskrit Bāhubalī (बाहुबली), composed of bāhu “arm” and bal/balī “strength, powerful,” yielding the sense “strong-armed; mighty in strength.” It appears in many Indian languages with near-identical form and pronunciation. In Jain tradition, Bahubali is the enlightened son of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha (Adinatha), venerated for extraordinary physical prowess followed by supreme renunciation and meditation; his 10th-century monolithic statue at Shravanabelagola (Karnataka), known as Gommateshwara, anchors the name’s devotional use.
As a personal name it has long been favored among Jains and later adopted more broadly. Spelling variants and transliterations include Bāhubali, Bahubali, and Baahubali (film-influenced), with the shortened Hindi form Bahubal also seen. The name carries connotations of courage, self-mastery, and moral might, and its visibility rose sharply worldwide after the 2015-2017 Indian film saga Baahubali.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #617 | 6 | 9,244 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #894 | 108 | 16,750 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,076 | 17 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,102 | 10 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,594 | 21 | 28,008 |
Bahubali is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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