The baby name Lakshminarayana is a Male name , 6 syllables long and is pronounced luhk-shmee-nuh-rah-yuh-nuh (IPA: /ləkʃmiːnəˈrɑːjənə/).
Lakshminarayana is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Lakshminarayana is a Male name , 6 syllables long and is pronounced luhk-shmee-nuh-rah-yuh-nuh (IPA: /ləkʃmiːnəˈrɑːjənə/).
Lakshminarayana is Sanskrit in Origin.
Lakshminarayana is a Sanskrit theophoric given name formed from Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and Narayana, an epithet of Vishnu meaning refuge or abode of beings (from nara “beings” + ayana “resting place”). As a compound it denotes Vishnu with Lakshmi, invoking wealth, protection, and auspicious grace. Despite containing Lakshmi, the name is conventionally masculine across Vaishnava traditions.
It appears in South and pan-Indian usage, especially among Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Marathi speakers, with attestations in temple records and devotional lineages. Modern bearers include violinist Lakshminarayana Shankar and civil servant V. V. Lakshminarayana. Common variants and spellings are Lakshmi Narayana/Narayan, Lakshminarayan, Laxminarayan(a), and, regionally, Lakshminarayana in Dravidian scripts; hypocoristics include Narayan, Lakshmi N., and L. N. Related names are Narayana, Lakshmi-Narayan, and Srinivasa. The name signals piety and a wish for enduring prosperity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #734 | 36 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #974 | 28 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Lakshminarayana is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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