Shrivatsan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shrivatsan

What is the meaning of the name Shrivatsan ?

The baby name Shrivatsan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shree-VAHT-suhn (IPA: /ʃriːˈvʌt.sən/).

Shrivatsan is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Shrivatsan is a South Indian masculine name deriving from Sanskrit Shrivatsa, formed from sri (prosperity; the goddess Lakshmi) and vatsa (beloved child/calf). In classical theology, Shrivatsa names the auspicious curl or mark on Vishnu’s chest, regarded as the seat of Lakshmi; by extension it conveys “beloved of Sri,” “fortunate,” or “bearer of the auspicious mark.” The -an ending reflects a Tamil morphological preference in male names, producing Shrivatsan/Srivatsan from the base Shrivatsa.

The term appears widely in Puranic and Vaishnava traditions and is echoed in Jain and Buddhist iconography, where Shrivatsa functions as an auspicious emblem. It also names a Brahmin gotra, which aided its adoption as a personal name. Contemporary use clusters in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. Variants and transliterations include Shrivatsa, Srivatsa, Sreevatsa, Shrivatsan, Srivatsan, and Sreevatsan; short forms include Sri and Vatsa. Cognate devotional names include Srinivasan and Sridhara, though their meanings differ.

⚙ Shrivatsan is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 1 recorded use of it, from 1 country.