The baby name Dasharathi is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /dɑːʃəˈrɑːt̪ʰi/ (DAH-shuh-RAH-thee).
The baby name Dasharathi is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /dɑːʃəˈrɑːt̪ʰi/ (DAH-shuh-RAH-thee).
Dasharathi is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Dasharathi is a Sanskrit-derived masculine name meaning “son of Dasharatha,” the famed king of Ayodhya in the Ramayana; thus it functions as an epithet for Rama. Formed with a patronymic suffix, it denotes descent, while the root name Dasharatha combines daśa (ten) and ratha (chariot), often glossed as “one who can face ten chariots.”
Attested in epics, Puranic hymns, and Vaishnava bhakti, the epithet features in liturgy and South Indian classical songs, linking the name with courage, duty, and filial devotion. As a given name, it appears across India and the diaspora, notably in Telugu, Kannada, Odia, Bengali, and Hindi spheres. Variants and transliterations include Dasarathi, Dāsarathi, Daśarathi, Dasarathy, and Dasharathy; related forms are Dasharath/Dasarath. Mostly masculine; nicknames include Das and Rathi.
Dasharathi is far from common. We count 33 recorded uses of it across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #985 | 17 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Dasharathi is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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