The baby name Shyam Sundar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃjɑːm ˈsʊn.dər/ (shyam SOON-dar).
The baby name Shyam Sundar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃjɑːm ˈsʊn.dər/ (shyam SOON-dar).
Shyam Sundar is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Shyam Sundar is a Sanskrit-derived compound personal name, from śyāma “dark, blue-black” and sundara “handsome, beautiful.” As an honorific of Krishna in Vaishnava tradition, it glosses as “the dark-hued handsome one,” evoking the deity’s complexion and charm. The epithet appears in classical and devotional literature, including the Bhagavata Purana and Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda, and in kirtan and temple iconography titled Śyāmasundara.
Used throughout the Indian subcontinent and the diaspora, the name signals reverence and auspiciousness and is common among Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, and South Indian speakers. Spellings vary by script and region: Shyamsundar, Shyam Sunder, Shyam Sundhar, Syam Sundar, Syamsundar. Related short forms and nicknames include Shyam, Sunder/Sundar, and Shyamu; feminine counterparts include Shyamasundari and Sundari. The compound may appear as a single given name or as a first–middle pairing in modern records.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #668 | 40 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #755 | 15 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #871 | 131 | 16,750 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,064 | 29 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 11 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,550 | 65 | 28,008 |
Shyam Sundar is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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