The baby name Sarathkumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /səˈrɑːt kuːˈmɑːr/ respelling: suh-RAHT KOO-mar.
The baby name Sarathkumar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /səˈrɑːt kuːˈmɑːr/ respelling: suh-RAHT KOO-mar.
Sarathkumar is Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Sarathkumar is a South Asian compound given name from Sanskrit: sharad, the clear autumn season, and kumara, meaning youth or prince. The combined sense is rendered as autumn prince or youth of the autumn season. The name occurs widely among Tamil and Malayalam speakers in India and in the Tamil diaspora of Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore, aligning with the regional convention of appending Kumar to a primary name.
Modern usage expanded in the 20th century alongside Kumar-based compounds across India; the Tamil actor-politician R. Sarathkumar helped popularize the spaceless form. Variants include Sarath Kumar, Sharathkumar, Sharath Kumar, Sarat Kumar, and Saratkumar; short forms are Sarath or Kumar. Related names are Sharad/Sharath (without the suffix) and Kumaran in Tamil. While Kumar also functions as a pan-Indian surname, in Sarathkumar it remains part of the given name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #657 | 41 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #693 | 15 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #859 | 23 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #915 | 87 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,045 | 48 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,579 | 36 | 28,008 |
Sarathkumar is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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