The baby name Basanta Kumar is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈsʌntə ˈkuːmɑr/ (buh-SUN-tuh KOO-mar).
The baby name Basanta Kumar is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈsʌntə ˈkuːmɑr/ (buh-SUN-tuh KOO-mar).
Basanta Kumar is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Basanta Kumar is a compound male given name from the Indian subcontinent. “Basanta” derives from Sanskrit vasanta “spring, the season of blossoms,” and “Kumar” from Sanskrit kumāra “boy, youth; prince,” also the epithet of the god Kartikeya. Together it conveys “springtime youth” or “spring prince,” evoking renewal, vitality, and auspicious beginnings.
The combination is especially common in eastern Indo‑Aryan languages - Bengali, Odia, Maithili, and Nepali - where v→b yields Basanta; in Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskritized contexts the parallel form is Vasant or Vasanta Kumar, while Punjabi/Haryanvi often show Basant Kumar. Noted bearers include Basanta Kumar Biswas (Indian revolutionary), Basanta Kumar Patnaik (Odia writer), and several politicians named Basanta/Vasant Kumar. Variants and spellings: Basanta, Basant, Vasant, Vasanta; with the middle/family name Kumar widely used across North India as a generic honorific. The compound saw broad 20th‑century usage yet remains traditional and pan‑regional.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #947 | 55 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Basanta Kumar is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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