The baby name Murugan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /muɾuɡan/; Anglicized: "MOO-roo-gun".
The baby name Murugan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /muɾuɡan/; Anglicized: "MOO-roo-gun".
Murugan is Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Murugan is a masculine Tamil name with deep Dravidian roots, most closely associated with the Tamil Hindu deity of war, youth, and beauty. The name derives from Tamil murugu, meaning "beauty" or "brightness," with the masculine suffix -an, yielding the sense "the handsome one" or "ever-youthful." Celebrated in Sangam poetry as Murukan, the god’s myths center on the peacock mount and the spear (Vel), and he is revered as patron of the Tamil language and hill landscapes.
As a given name, Murugan is widely used among Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka, and the diaspora of Southeast Asia and beyond. Also seen as Murukan in transliteration. Closely related or epithetic forms are Subramanian/Subrahmanyan, Karthik/Kartikeya, Saravanan, Senthil, Kumaran, Velan/Velu, Shanmugam/Arumugam, Velmurugan, Kumaravel, Murugesh, and Murugappan; Muruga serves as an affectionate short form.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #52 | 26 | 3,375 |
| IN | 0 | #69 | 3 | 2,963 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #93 | 1,656 | 17,960 |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #114 | 8 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #115 | 19 | 6,332 |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #166 | 12 | 10,220 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #215 | 1,263 | 17,948 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #218 | 894 | 18,755 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| SG | 0 | #256 | 14 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| BH | 0 | #270 | 314 | 17,937 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #288 | 1,536 | 25,439 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #302 | 15 | 15,378 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1,554 | 22,615 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #316 | 15 | 12,352 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 1,141 | 16,750 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #333 | 430 | 18,093 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #345 | 52 | 15,987 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #347 | 11 | 8,477 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #354 | 74 | 2,041 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #368 | 10 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #475 | 41 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #487 | 67 | 20,968 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #497 | 2,199 | 28,008 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #542 | 45 | 18,916 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #559 | 73 | 13,121 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #803 | 133 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #926 | 69 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Murugan is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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