The baby name Parashar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pəˈrɑːʃər/ (puh-RAH-shur).
The baby name Parashar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pəˈrɑːʃər/ (puh-RAH-shur).
Parashar is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Parashar is the Anglicized form of Sanskrit Parāśara (पराशर), a classical Indian personal name. Its literal derivation is debated in Sanskrit scholarship; many modern glosses link para “beyond, supreme” with a martial or active root, yielding senses like “one who overcomes” or “crusher of foes.” In practice, the name chiefly signifies the revered Vedic rishi Parāśara, so its cultural meaning is “belonging to, or named for, the sage Parāśara.”
The rishi Parāśara, son of Śakti and father of Vyāsa, is credited with influential texts such as the Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Parāśara Smṛti, and the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, giving the name deep religious-literary resonance. As a given name and a Brahmin gotra/surname across North India (and the diaspora), it appears in variants Parashara, Parashar, Parasara, Parasar, and Parasher; feminine or adjectival forms like Parāśarī also occur in Sanskrit tradition.
Parashar is rarely chosen. We have only 23 recorded uses of it on record, from 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
Parashar is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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