The baby name Raghuvaran is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /rəɡʱuːˈvaːrən/; English approx.: "RAH-ghoo-VAH-rən".
The baby name Raghuvaran is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /rəɡʱuːˈvaːrən/; English approx.: "RAH-ghoo-VAH-rən".
Raghuvaran is Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Raghuvaran is a masculine Indian name from Sanskrit Raghu + vara (“best, excellent; boon”), with a Dravidian masculine ending -n. Raghu is the legendary king whose solar dynasty (Raghuvamsha) culminates in Lord Rama; Raghuvara/Raghuvaran is an epithet of Rama meaning “the best of the Raghus.” The name therefore conveys excellence, nobility, and devotion to Rama.
In devotional literature across the subcontinent, the name appears in Sanskrit and regional hymns under forms like Raghuvara and Raghubar (as in the Hanuman Chalisa). As a given name it is especially common in South India, with modern visibility through the Tamil actor Raghuvaran (1958–2008). Variants and related forms include Raghuvara, Raghubar, Raghav/Raghava, Raghuveer/Raghubir, and the Tamilized spelling Raguvaran. Short forms often reduce to Raghu. Usage today spans Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam communities and the diaspora.
Raghuvaran is far from common. We have only 43 recorded uses of it on record, from 9 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #984 | 18 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Raghuvaran is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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