The baby name Nagendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nuh-GEN-druh (IPA: /nəˈɡɛndrə/).
The baby name Nagendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nuh-GEN-druh (IPA: /nəˈɡɛndrə/).
Nagendra is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Nagendra (Sanskrit Nāgendra) combines nāga “serpent; cobra” with indra “lord, chief,” yielding the meaning “lord of serpents” or “best among serpents.” In Hindu mythic language, the title evokes Shiva, who wears serpents, and the serpent kings Shesha and Vasuki; the compound “-indra” in Sanskrit often marks supremacy, as in Gajendra “lord of elephants.”
Attested in classical Sanskrit poetry and Purāṇic literature, Nagendra has long been used as a male given name across India and Nepal. Regional forms include Nagender/Nagendar (Hindi/Urdu transliterations), Nagendran (Tamil/Malayalam), and the orthographic Nāgendra/Naagendra. Related names with the same root-meaning range from Nagesh/Nageshwar/Nageshwara to Nagaraj/Nagaraja. Short forms such as Nagen (Bengali/Assamese) and Nagu (South Indian) occur in everyday use. The name’s connotations are protective power, wisdom, and cosmic stability - the serpents who uphold the world and garland the ascetic god.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #182 | 6 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #293 | 24 | 15,378 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #300 | 633 | 18,755 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #305 | 8 | 10,560 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #308 | 1,226 | 16,750 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #320 | 454 | 18,093 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #364 | 6 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #382 | 15 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #405 | 23 | 2,041 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| BH | 0 | #440 | 114 | 17,937 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #479 | 37 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #529 | 25 | 20,968 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #537 | 375 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #543 | 693 | 22,615 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #597 | 35 | 13,121 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #658 | 40 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #772 | 1,163 | 28,008 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #880 | 56 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,008 | 104 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Nagendra is popular in 36 countries — most recent births per country:
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