The baby name Ranjankumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /rənˈdʒɑːn kuːˈmɑr/; respelling: RAN-jahn KOO-mar (approx.).
The baby name Ranjankumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /rənˈdʒɑːn kuːˈmɑr/; respelling: RAN-jahn KOO-mar (approx.).
Ranjankumar is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ranjankumar is a modern compound Indian male name formed from Sanskrit elements: Ranjan (from rañjana/rañj-, “to color, gladden, delight”) and Kumar (from kumāra, “boy, youth, prince”). The combined sense is “delight-bringing youth” or “joyful prince,” emphasizing charm and cheerfulness alongside youthful vigor. The components travel into many Indo-Aryan languages - Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Marathi, and Nepali - retaining the same positive connotations.
Use grew in the 20th century with the popularity of Kumar as a pan-Indian honorific or middle element, yielding concatenated forms like Ranjankumar as well as spaced Ranjan Kumar in official records. It appears across North and East India and in the South via Sanskritic influence, and is also found in the diaspora. Related and variant forms include Ranjan (short form), the feminine Ranjana, and the orthographic spacing Ranjan Kumar; cognates by root include Manoranjan and Ranjeet/Ranjit.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #753 | 17 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #954 | 48 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 18 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Ranjankumar is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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