The baby name Puru is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpʊru/ (PUH-roo).
The baby name Puru is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpʊru/ (PUH-roo).
Puru is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
From Sanskrit Pūru (पुरु), an adjective meaning “abundant, ample, much,” Puru is a masculine given name in the Indo-Aryan tradition. The sense of bounty gives the name connotations of prosperity and generosity, and it remains widely popular across Hindi, Marathi, and other Indian languages, with use in the South Asian diaspora as well today.
Vedic texts anchor it in antiquity: the Rigveda names the Pūru tribe, and the Mahābhārata tells of King Puru, youngest son of Yayati, who exchanged youth with his father, gained the core inheritance, and founded the Paurava line. The name thus carries royal and ancestral prestige. Variants include Pūru (IAST), Puru (standard), and Pooru (anglicized); related Paurava means “descendant of Puru,” not a direct given-name form.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #937 | 65 | 16,750 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,068 | 44 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,077 | 16 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Puru is popular in 24 countries — most recent births per country:
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