The baby name Gajendran is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced guh-JEN-dran (IPA: /ɡəˈdʒɛndɾən/).
The baby name Gajendran is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced guh-JEN-dran (IPA: /ɡəˈdʒɛndɾən/).
Gajendran is Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Gajendran is a Tamil masculine given name rooted in Sanskrit: gaja “elephant” + indra “lord, chief,” giving the sense “lord/king of elephants.” In Tamil phonology the -n ending marks a masculine form, so Gajendran corresponds to the pan-Indic Gajendra. The image evokes strength, majesty, and protective leadership.
The name resonates through Hindu lore, especially the Bhagavata Purana’s Gajendra Moksha, where Vishnu saves the elephant king Gajendra - an association that helped sustain the name in South India. It has long been used among Tamil speakers in India and Sri Lanka and within diasporic communities in Malaysia and Singapore; it may appear as a patronymic surname under Tamil naming customs. Variants and cognates include Gajendra (Sanskrit/Hindi standard), Gajender and Gajinder (north Indian adaptations), and Kajendran/Kajendren (reflecting Tamil k/g interchange in Latin script). Related short forms include Gajen.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #671 | 27 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #858 | 24 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #969 | 33 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,066 | 46 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 19 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,585 | 30 | 28,008 |
Gajendran is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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