The baby name Mukuta is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'sanskrit_hindi_approx': '/mukuṭa/ (approx. [mʊkuʈə], syllables: mu-ku-ta)', 'anglicized_approx': '/muˈkuːtə/ (approx. "moo-KOO-tah")'}.
Mukuta is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Mukuta is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'sanskrit_hindi_approx': '/mukuṭa/ (approx. [mʊkuʈə], syllables: mu-ku-ta)', 'anglicized_approx': '/muˈkuːtə/ (approx. "moo-KOO-tah")'}.
Mukuta is Sanskrit in Origin.
Mukuta is a Sanskrit-derived given name from mukuṭa, meaning “crown,” “diadem,” or by extension “crest.” It appears widely in classical Sanskrit poetry and devotional texts describing the jeweled headdress of gods and kings; in temple iconography the mukuṭa signifies sovereignty and auspiciousness. As a personal name it has circulated in North and Eastern India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka from the medieval period onward, used for boys and, less often, girls, to invoke dignity, leadership, and divine favor.
Variants include Mukut (Hindi/Bengali), Mukuṭa (IAST transliteration), and spellings like Mukuta in Odia and Sinhala contexts; related compounds such as Rajmukut (“royal crown”) and Mukutmani (“jewel of the crown”) share the same root. Diminutives Muku and Mukut are common. While Mukuta also occurs as a surname in parts of Central Africa, that usage has separate Bantu roots and is etymologically unrelated to the Indic name.
Mukuta is a rare find. There are only 17 recorded uses of it in our data, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
Mukuta is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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