The baby name Ragavendra is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced rah-guh-VEN-drah (IPA: /rəɡəˈʋendrə/).
Ragavendra is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Ragavendra is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced rah-guh-VEN-drah (IPA: /rəɡəˈʋendrə/).
Ragavendra is Sanskrit in Origin.
Ragavendra is a South Asian masculine name rooted in Sanskrit Raghavendra, formed from Raghava ("descendant of Raghu," an epithet of Rama) + Indra ("lord, chief"). The composite sense is "lord of the Raghus," "best among the Raghavas," or by extension "the exalted Rama." The phonetic simplification to Ragavendra (dropping the aspirate h) reflects Dravidian spelling conventions in Tamil and Telugu.
Use spread in southern India, especially Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, and Tamil Nadu, largely through the influence of the 17th-century saint Sri Raghavendra Tirtha (Raghavendra Swamy) of the Madhva tradition; devotional usage remains strong in Vaishnava families. Variants include Raghavendra (standard), Ragavendran/Raghavendran (Tamil), Raghuvendra (related but distinct, from Raghu + Indra), and short forms Raghu, Raghav, Ragu, and Vendra. The name appears in modern spelling diversity across Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil, yet consistently carries connotations of virtue, protection, and leadership associated with Rama.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #971 | 31 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Ragavendra is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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