The baby name Hanuman is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Sanskrit/Hindi: /ɦə.nuːˈmaːn/ (ha-nu-mān); Common English: /ˈhɑːnuːmən/ or HAH-noo-muhn.
The baby name Hanuman is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Sanskrit/Hindi: /ɦə.nuːˈmaːn/ (ha-nu-mān); Common English: /ˈhɑːnuːmən/ or HAH-noo-muhn.
Hanuman is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Hanuman comes from Sanskrit Hanumān (हनुमान्), built on hanu “jaw” + -mān/-mant “possessing,” yielding “strong‑jawed” or “prominent‑cheeked.” A popular folk interpretation links the meaning to his injured jaw after Indra’s thunderbolt. As a theonym, it names the devoted vanara hero of the Ramayana, embodying courage, strength, wisdom, and unwavering bhakti (devotion).
Used as a male given name across Hindu communities in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the diaspora, it appears in inscriptions and modern records and is chosen to invoke protection and loyal service. Spellings/transliterations include Hanumān, Hanumaan, and Hanouman (older European). Cognates and epithets functioning as variants: Anjaneya/Anjaneyar (Tamil), Anjaneyulu (Telugu), Hanumantha (Kannada), Maruti/Marutinandan/Marut Nandan, Pavanputra, Bajrang/Bajrangbali, and Mahavir. Regional forms beyond India include Hanuman (Thai, Khmer) and Hanoman (Javanese/Indonesian). Diminutives are rare; honorific suffixes like -ji occur in devotional address.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | Boys | 0 | #9 | 1 | 270 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #424 | 793 | 16,750 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| BH | 0 | #520 | 34 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #609 | 23 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #643 | 65 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #713 | 57 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #778 | 104 | 17,948 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #878 | 216 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #913 | 23 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,290 | 326 | 28,008 |
Hanuman is popular in 25 countries — most recent births per country:
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