The baby name Sai Nath is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /saɪ nɑːt/ (sigh-nath).
Sai Nath is Indian in Origin.
The baby name Sai Nath is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /saɪ nɑːt/ (sigh-nath).
Sai Nath is Indian in Origin.
Sai Nath is an Indian theophoric name combining Sai - an honorific for a revered saint, widely associated with Shirdi Sai Baba and probably borrowed into Marathi and other Indo-Aryan languages from Persian/Arabic titles - with Sanskrit natha meaning "lord, protector." Together it conveys "Lord Sai," "Saintly Lord," or "protector saint." The name is typically masculine, though Sai by itself is often unisex across South Asia.
Use spread in the 20th century with the growing devotion to Sai Baba of Shirdi and later Sathya Sai Baba, and it appears across Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada-speaking communities in India and the diaspora. Common variants and spellings include Sainath (single word), Sai Natha, Sainatha, and honorific forms such as Shri/Sri Sainath; short forms are usually Sai. Related names sharing the -nath element include Jagannath and Adinath. The compound carries a devotional tone and is chosen to invoke guidance, protection, and humility.
Sai Nath is far from common. We count 17 recorded uses of it across 3 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #988 | 14 | 16,750 |
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