The baby name Devendran is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced deh-VEN-dran (IPA: /d̪eʋenˈdraːn/).
Devendran is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Devendran is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced deh-VEN-dran (IPA: /d̪eʋenˈdraːn/).
Devendran is Sanskrit in Origin.
Devendran is a South Indian masculine name derived from Sanskrit Devendra (deva “god, shining one” + Indra, the Vedic king of the gods), yielding the meaning “lord/king of the gods.” The Tamil -n ending produces the common regional form Devendran, widely used among Tamil and Malayalam speakers and in the Sri Lankan and diaspora communities. As an epithet of Indra in Vedic and Puranic literature, the name carries associations of leadership, prowess, and celestial authority, and it appears in devotional and classical poetic traditions.
Variants include Devendra (North and West Indian standard), Devindra (Sinhala and Indo-Caribbean), Thevendran/Deventhiran (Tamil spellings), and Devendro (Northeast Indian). Short forms and nicknames are Deven, Dev, and Devu; related cognate names with similar sense are Surendra and Mahendra (other royal epithets of the gods). The name is overwhelmingly masculine, though occasionally adapted as a family name in South Indian naming systems.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #669 | 29 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #694 | 14 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #865 | 17 | 17,948 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #970 | 142 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #985 | 17 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,062 | 31 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,577 | 38 | 28,008 |
Devendran is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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