The baby name Narendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /nəˈrɛn.drə/ (nuh-REN-druh).
Narendra is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Narendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /nəˈrɛn.drə/ (nuh-REN-druh).
Narendra is Sanskrit in Origin.
Narendra is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, formed from nara “man, human” + indra “lord, chief; the Vedic king of gods.” The compound thus means “lord/leader of men” or “king of men.” In classical Sanskrit kāvya and inscriptions, narendra functions as an honorific for rulers, which helped the term enter personal naming across North and South Asia. The modern Hindi/Indic form Narendra reflects Middle Indo-Aryan phonology while preserving the ancient prestige of the title.
Variants and related forms include Narender (Hindi/Urdu), Narinder (Punjabi), Narendran (Tamil, Malayalam), and the compound Narendranath (especially Bengali); Naren is a common short form. The scholarly transliteration is Nārendra. The name is widespread in India and Nepal and among the diaspora; notable bearers include Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda (born Narendranath Datta) and India’s prime minister Narendra Modi, reinforcing its associations with leadership and public life.
| Narendra Modi Narendra Modi is a prominent Indian politician, best known for serving as the Prime Minister of India since 2014. He has played a key role in implementing significant economic and policy reforms in the country. Modi is also recognized for his leadership in the Bharatiya Janata Party and his previous tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| IN | 0 | #54 | 17 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #73 | 7 | 3,375 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #109 | 4,237 | 16,750 |
| OM | 0 | #115 | 7 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #168 | 10 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #284 | 12 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #295 | 9 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #301 | 16 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #315 | 460 | 18,093 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #348 | 10 | 8,477 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #364 | 478 | 18,755 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #383 | 7 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #383 | 14 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #410 | 18 | 2,041 |
| BH | 0 | #428 | 126 | 17,937 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #489 | 443 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #497 | 795 | 22,615 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #523 | 31 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #523 | 109 | 13,121 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #549 | 9 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #650 | 48 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #654 | 14 | 13,071 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #768 | 1,173 | 28,008 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #900 | 36 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #950 | 162 | 25,439 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,152 | 27 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,452 | 20 | 10,046 |
Narendra is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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