The baby name Shreekanth is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈʃriːkɑːnθ/ — respelling: SHREE-kahnt.
The baby name Shreekanth is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈʃriːkɑːnθ/ — respelling: SHREE-kahnt.
Shreekanth is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Shreekanth is a Sanskrit-derived masculine given name widely used across India. It combines Sri - “prosperity, grace,” the name of the goddess Lakshmi - with kanta, “beloved, handsome, husband.” The compound therefore signifies “beloved of Sri (Lakshmi),” an epithet of Vishnu, and conveys auspiciousness, charm, and prosperity.
Documented in classical Sanskrit poetry and Puranic hymnody, the theonymic form Srikanta appears as a title of Vishnu and occasionally of deities praised for beauty and good fortune. The personal name came into steady civilian use from the medieval period and remains especially common in southern states in the 20th–21st centuries. Spelling variants reflect regional phonology and scripts: Srikanth, Sreekanth (Malayalam influence), Shrikant/Srikant (North Indian), Shreekant, Shrikanth, and the Tamil-influenced Srikkanth. Related forms without final -h, such as Srikantha/Srikanta, also occur.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #968 | 34 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Shreekanth is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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