The baby name Ravi Kumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-vee KOO-mar (IPA: /ˈrɑːvi ˈkuːmɑːr/).
The baby name Ravi Kumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-vee KOO-mar (IPA: /ˈrɑːvi ˈkuːmɑːr/).
Ravi Kumar is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ravi Kumar blends two Sanskrit elements: Ravi (ravi), "sun," a poetic name for the Vedic sun god Surya, and Kumar (kumara), "youth," "boy," or "prince," also an epithet of the war-god Skanda/Kartikeya. Together the compound evokes "sun-like youth" or "prince of the sun," a bright, auspicious image prized across Indo-Aryan and Dravidian naming traditions. The components entered modern Indian languages via classical Sanskrit and Prakrit, remaining transparent in meaning across Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
As a full given name, Ravi Kumar has been widespread since the 20th century and also appears as Ravi-kumar or fused Ravikumar, especially in South India; Kumar may function as a middle name or surname in North India. Related forms include Ravindra/Ravindran, Ravi Kant/Ravikant, and Kumaran. Diminutives and nicknames include Ravi and RK; feminine parallels include Kumari and Ravina.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #391 | 908 | 16,750 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| BH | 0 | #531 | 23 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #540 | 14 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #588 | 44 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #638 | 70 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #639 | 131 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #672 | 26 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #760 | 122 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #908 | 185 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #917 | 19 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 32 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,405 | 210 | 28,008 |
Ravi Kumar is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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